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).

  • Patent number: 12409961
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: Van Doren Sales, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Skerlong, Luke Divis, Adam Goff, Scott Wilson, John Sheehan, Joshua Silver, Lance Webb
  • Publication number: 20240150049
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Skerlong, Luke Divis, Adam Goff, Scott Wilson, John Sheehan, Joshua Silver, Lance Webb
  • Publication number: 20240070481
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BARRY, Joern PLOENNIGS, John SHEEHAN, Claudio GAMBELLA
  • Patent number: 11693954
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventors: Stuart Schaefer, John Sheehan
  • Patent number: 11507890
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Bouillet, Bei Chen, Randall L. Cogill, Thanh L. Hoang, Marco Laumanns, William K. Lynch, Rahul Nair, Pascal Pompey, John Sheehan
  • Patent number: 11294727
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Emanuele Ragnoli, Mustafa Rafique, John Sheehan, Kevin Reilly
  • Patent number: 11276011
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric P. Bouillet, Bei Chen, Randall L. Cogill, Thanh L. Hoang, Marco Laumanns, William K. Lynch, Rahul Nair, Pascal Pompey, John Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20220019655
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart SCHAEFER, John SHEEHAN
  • Patent number: 11138309
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Schaefer, John Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20210108459
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Mooring Point, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie A. M. O'Brien, John Sheehan, Marie Emily Roy, Sajid A. Khan
  • Patent number: 10977375
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Emanuele Ragnoli, John Sheehan, Stefano Braghin, Gokhan Sagirlar
  • Publication number: 20200310875
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Emanuele RAGNOLI, Mustafa RAFIQUE, John SHEEHAN, Kevin REILLY
  • Patent number: 10769193
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Bouillet, Bei Chen, Randall L. Cogill, Thanh L. Hoang, Marco Laumanns, Karol W. Lynch, Rahul Nair, Pascal Pompey, John Sheehan
  • Patent number: 10592660
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Gonzalez, John Sheehan, Peter Torr, Yifan Wang, Benjamin McGregor, Kumar Rajeev, Dylan D'Silva, Peter Wieland
  • Publication number: 20200050768
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Emanuele RAGNOLI, John SHEEHAN, Stefano BRAGHIN, Gokhan SAGIRLAR
  • Publication number: 20190205529
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Stuart Schaefer, John Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20190184458
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Lowell Wickett, Norm Smith, Jan Paraiso, John Sheehan
  • Patent number: 10229265
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Schaefer, John Sheehan
  • Patent number: 10168172
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric P. Bouillet, Bei Chen, Randall L. Cogill, Thanh L. Hoang, Marco Laumanns, Rahul Nair, Tim Nonner, Pascal Pompey, John Sheehan, Jacint Szabo
  • Publication number: 20180365249
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Bouillet, Bei Chen, Randall L. Cogill, Thanh L. Hoang, Marco Laumanns, Karol W. Lynch, Rahul Nair, Pascal Pompey, John Sheehan