Patents by Inventor John Shelton
John Shelton 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: 12172519Abstract: A vehicle includes a primary axle powered by an actuator and a secondary axle powered by a motor and including a wheel and a clutch selectively coupling the wheel to the motor via mating components. A controller is electrically connected to the clutch and the motor. The controller is programmed to, in response to an engagement of the clutch being unsuccessful within a first duration of time, command a series of speeds to the motor based on wheel speed and an alternating offset that changes between positive and negative signs at predefined periods so that relative speeds between the mating components oscillate due to the alternating offset to jiggle the clutch into engagement.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Zubair Feroz, Abhinav Kumar, Nithesh Maddi Reddy, Rohit Ravindra Hippalgaonkar, Matthew John Shelton, Jose Velazquez Alcantar, Oliver Legel, Neil Hurst
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Publication number: 20240391315Abstract: A vehicle includes a front axle having left and right front wheels and operably coupled to a first powerplant and a rear axle including left and right rear wheels operably coupled to one or more second powerplants. A controller is programmed to, in response to (i) a pivot-assist mode being requested and (ii) a steering wheel being turned beyond a threshold: command braking torques to one or more wheels and forward and/or reverse torques to one or more other wheels to induce moment at the front axle or rear axle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Bang Kim CAO, Zubair FEROZ, Shubham DIXIT, Jonathan SULLIVAN, Matthew John SHELTON
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Patent number: 12088477Abstract: A system for predicting an anomalous request comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to generate a first set of data objects associated with a first user profile. The processor is configured to compare the first set of the data objects to approved data and audit data to generate a second set of data objects with a set of anomalous data indicators for the first user profile. The processor is further configured to process the second set of the data objects through an anomaly learning model to determine a predictive degree of approval associated with the user profile. The processor is further configured to determine to how to process the user profile based on the predictive degree of approval. The processor is further configured to assign a profile indicator to the user profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Stephen Jack Williams, Richard Scot, Rebecca Lynn Pietro, John Shelton, Abelardo Espinoza, Nathan Alexander Dalpini, Vani Reddy Nareddy
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Publication number: 20240208733Abstract: The invention is directed towards an auxiliary roller system configured to be used with a belt-feed machine. The auxiliary roller system includes an auxiliary roller connected to an arm and an adjustable mount. The adjustable mount is configured to place the auxiliary roller past a primary roller of the belt-feed machine, with the auxiliary roller configured to engage and apply force to an upper belt of the belt-feed machine used to hold down material being fed into an opening of the belt-feed machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Melvin AUTRY, Jeff SHARP, John SHELTON, Scotty SCOTT
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Patent number: 12010104Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, to provide digital identification. One of these methods includes receiving a request for a digital document from a digital wallet executing on a mobile device. The method includes identifying a digital document provider capable of providing the requested document. The method includes sending the request for the digital document to the identified digital document provider. The method includes receiving, from the digital document provider, information that enables the mobile device to view the digital document and does not enable the computer system to view the digital document.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Adrian Borunda, Andrew L. Anaruk, Heather Hernandez, Gunjan C. Vijayvergia, William H. Wright, III, John Shelton, Cory S. Pickrel, Minya Liang, Sudarshan Rangarajan
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Publication number: 20240052666Abstract: Provided is an umbrella mount adapted for operational engagement with an associated truck bed stake pocket. The umbrella mount comprises an insert mount, a tube insert, and a holding mechanism. The insert mount may be adapted for operational engagement within the truck bed stake pocket. The tube insert may be of lesser diameter than an associated umbrella post. The holding mechanism may be adapted to hold the umbrella post securely within the tube insert.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Jimi Leslie, John Shelton
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Publication number: 20240031243Abstract: A system for predicting an anomalous request comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to generate a first set of data objects associated with a first user profile. The processor is configured to compare the first set of the data objects to approved data and audit data to generate a second set of data objects with a set of anomalous data indicators for the first user profile. The processor is further configured to process the second set of the data objects through an anomaly learning model to determine a predictive degree of approval associated with the user profile. The processor is further configured to determine to how to process the user profile based on the predictive degree of approval. The processor is further configured to assign a profile indicator to the user profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Stephen Jack Williams, Richard Scot, Rebecca Lynn Pietro, John Shelton, Abelardo Espinoza, Nathan Alexander Dalpini, Vani Reddy Nareddy
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Publication number: 20230364990Abstract: A vehicle includes a primary axle powered by an actuator and a secondary axle powered by a motor and including a wheel and a clutch selectively coupling the wheel to the motor via mating components. A controller is electrically connected to the clutch and the motor. The controller is programmed to, in response to an engagement of the clutch being unsuccessful within a first duration of time, command a series of speeds to the motor based on wheel speed and an alternating offset that changes between positive and negative signs at predefined periods so that relative speeds between the mating components oscillate due to the alternating offset to jiggle the clutch into engagement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Zubair Feroz, Abhinav Kumar, Nithesh Maddi Reddy, Rohit Ravindra Hippalgaonkar, Matthew John Shelton, Jose Velazquez Alcantar, Oliver Legel, Neil Hurst
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Patent number: 11811616Abstract: A system for predicting an anomalous request comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to parse a user profile from a plurality of user profiles to generate a first set of data objects associated with the first user profile. The processor is configured to compare the first set of the data objects to approved data and audit data to generate a second set of data objects with a set of anomalous data indicators for the first user profile. The processor is further configured to process the second set of the data objects through an anomaly learning model to determine a predictive degree of approval associated with the user profile. The processor is further configured to determine to approve, flag or disapprove the user profile based on the predictive degree of approval. The processor is further configured to assign a profile indicator to the user profile.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Stephen Jack Williams, Richard Scot, Rebecca Lynn Pietro, John Shelton, Abelardo Espinoza, Nathan Alexander Dalpini, Vani Reddy Nareddy
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Patent number: 11783020Abstract: Methods and systems for receiving a detection of a physical presence of a user and, in response, initiating a start-up process on an enterprise device according to a profile associated with the user are described. Thereafter, the system receives authentication credentials at the enterprise device and the user is granted access to the enterprise device after the authentication credentials are verified.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Zakery Layne Johnson, John Shelton, Debra Randall Casillas, Thomas Bret Buckingham, Gabriel Carlos Fernandez, Sudarshan Rangarajan, Maland Keith Mortensen
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Patent number: 11658881Abstract: A system for predicting an anomalous request comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to parse a user profile from a plurality of user profiles to generate a first set of data objects associated with the first user profile. The processor is configured to compare the first set of the data objects to approved data, audit data, disapproved data to generate a second set of data objects with a set of anomalous data indicators for the first user profile. The processor is further configured to process the second set of the data objects through an anomaly learning model to determine a predictive degree of approval associated with the user profile. The processor is further configured to determine to approve, flag or disapprove the user profile based on the predictive degree of approval. The processor is further configured to assign a profile indicator to the user profile.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Stephen Jack Williams, Richard Scot, Rebecca Lynn Pietro, John Shelton, Abelardo Espinoza, Nathan Alexander Dalpini, Vani Reddy Nareddy
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Patent number: 11625460Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for interconnecting devices. One of the methods includes authenticating, by a security platform, a user. The method includes generating, by the security platform, an authentication token for the user. The method includes receiving a selection of an IoT application by the user, the IoT application configured to control an IoT device. The method includes providing, by the security platform, the authentication token to the IoT application to authenticate the user with the selected application. The method also includes providing, by the selected application, control of the IoT device to the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Thomas Bret Buckingham, James Karras, John Shelton, Michael Wayne Lester, Bharat Prasad, James Eric McCarty, Gabriel C. Fernandez, Debra Randall Casillas, Sudarshan Rangarajan, Christopher Thomas Wilkinson
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Patent number: 11539703Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, to provide digital identification. One of these methods includes comparing the location of a requester of a digital identification to the location of an owner of the digital identification. The method also includes providing information about the digital identification to the requester based at least in part on determining that the requester and the owner are within a predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Adrian Borunda, Andrew L. Anaruk, Heather Hernandez, Gunjan Vijayvergia, William H. Wright, III, John Shelton, Cory S. Pickrel, Christopher Bess, Minya Liang
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Patent number: 11499626Abstract: Methods and system are described for changing a driveline gear range from a higher gear range to a lower gear range. The driveline may include two electric machines and four clutches in a four wheel drive configuration. The methods and systems permit a driveline to change from a higher gear range to a lower gear range without stopping a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Weitian Chen, Matthew John Shelton, Pinzhi Liu, Jose Velazquez Alcantar, Zhengyu Dai, Hong Jiang
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Patent number: 11493127Abstract: Methods and system are described for changing a driveline gear range from a lower gear range to a higher gear range. The driveline may include two electric machines and four clutches in a four wheel drive configuration. The methods and systems permit a driveline to change from a lower gear range to a higher gear range in a way that may reduce torque disturbances that may result from gear lash.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Weitian Chen, Matthew John Shelton, Zhengyu Dai, Pinzhi Liu, Jose Velazquez Alcantar, Joseph Jay Torres
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Patent number: 11411936Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, to provide digital identification. One of these methods includes receiving a request for a digital document from a digital wallet executing on a mobile device. The method includes identifying a digital document provider capable of providing the requested document. The method includes sending the request for the digital document to the identified digital document provider. The method includes receiving, from the digital document provider, information that enables the mobile device to view the digital document and does not enable the computer system to view the digital document.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Adrian Borunda, Andrew L. Anaruk, Heather Hernandez, Gunjan C. Vijayvergia, William H. Wright, III, John Shelton, Cory S. Pickrel, Minya Liang, Sudarshan Rangarajan
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Patent number: 11305748Abstract: A vehicle includes a primary axle powered by an actuator and a secondary axle powered by a motor. The secondary axle includes a differential, first and second halfshafts, first and second wheels, a first electric clutch selectively coupling the first wheel to the first halfshaft, and a second electric clutch selectively coupling the second wheel to the second halfshaft. A vehicle controller is programmed to: responsive to a request to activate the secondary axle and a first speed difference between the first and second wheels being less than a first threshold, engage the first and second clutches at a same time, and, in response to the request to activate the secondary axle and the first speed difference between the first and second wheels exceeding the first threshold, engage one of the clutches and then subsequently engage the other of the clutches once the one of the clutches is fully engaged.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jose Velazquez Alcantar, Joseph Jay Torres, Matthew John Shelton
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Patent number: 11299240Abstract: A release mechanism for separating sections of mooring lines has a main body with two separable first and second halves or sections. A hydraulic assembly within the main body is controlled by an acoustic system, and moves a rod and button so as to move locking shoes within the main body. The locking shoes hold the first and second sections locked together, or alternatively release them to disconnect the mooring line. In addition to the acoustically controlled hydraulic assembly, the release mechanism has a mechanical disconnect, which is operated by pulling the release mechanism into a chain fairlead or the like, or by pulling an encircling member such as a trigger sleeve into the release mechanism. The release mechanism may include instrumentation to transmit various operating conditions of the release mechanism when in use.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: DELMAR SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Jason David Pasternak, Peter James Dorey, Christian R. Winther, John Shelton, Steven W. Van Bibber, Michael D. Pearlman
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Patent number: 11288352Abstract: Methods and systems for receiving a detection of a physical presence of a user and, in response, initiating a start-up process on an enterprise device according to a profile associated with the user are described. Thereafter, the system receives authentication credentials at the enterprise device and the user is granted access to the enterprise device after the authentication credentials are verified.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)Inventors: Zakery Layne Johnson, John Shelton, Debra Randall Casillas, Thomas Bret Buckingham, Gabriel Carlos Fernandez, Sudarshan Rangarajan, Maland Keith Mortensen
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Publication number: 20220065346Abstract: Methods and system are described for changing a driveline gear range from a lower gear range to a higher gear range. The driveline may include two electric machines and four clutches in a four wheel drive configuration. The methods and systems permit a driveline to change from a lower gear range to a higher gear range in a way that may reduce torque disturbances that may result from gear lash.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Weitian Chen, Matthew John Shelton, Zhengyu Dai, Pinzhi Liu, Jose Velazquez Alcantar, Joseph Jay Torres