Patents by Inventor Jon Alferness

Jon Alferness 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).

  • Publication number: 20260228804
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to provide product search results. In some embodiments, a system includes a communication interface to provide a search interface of an e-commerce user interface to a plurality of user devices, a computer readable storage memory storing a product database and a set of computer executable instructions, and a control circuit configured to execute the set of computer executable instructions, causing the control circuit to: provide the search interface to a user device, receive a first query from the user device, generate, via a language model, a product list comprising a plurality of products, generate, via the language model, two or more dynamic categories; and provide, for display on the user device, the two or more dynamic categories for selection in the e-commerce user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: Jon Alferness, Andrew J. Grignon, Darrell Whitelaw, Steven Duval Ruilova, Matthew S. Brown, Stephen Hadinger, Gabriel H. Giraldo-Wingler, Tushar P. Dadlani
  • Publication number: 20260225635
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to wheel-based power generation on a cart for transporting commercial products. In some embodiments, a system may include at least one wheel that rotates in multiple directions; a first shaft coupled to the at least one wheel; a rotation transmitter coupled to the at least one wheel and the first shaft; a first gear coupled to the first shaft; a second gear coupled to the first gear; a second shaft coupled to the second gear; and a generator coupled to the second shaft to generate power by converting rotation of the at least one wheel into an alternating current power output. The system may include a control unit coupled to the generator to convert the alternating current power output into a direct current power, and a power storage component coupled to the generator, to store the direct current power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: Jon Alferness, Andrew J. Grignon, Darrell Whitelaw, Matthew S. Brown, William J. Yergin, Ankoor-Anish K. Hazari, Brittany N. Leek
  • Publication number: 20260228791
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to provide product search results. In some embodiments, a system includes a communication interface to provide a search interface of a user interface to a plurality of user devices, a computer readable storage memory storing a product database and a set of computer executable instructions, and a control circuit to execute the set of computer executable instructions, causing the control circuit to: provide the search interface including a plurality of search modality options, receive a first query in a first modality from the search interface, generate, via a language model, a product results list based on the first query and the product database, receive a second query in a second modality from the search interface; and update, via the language model, the product results list based on the first query, the second query, and the product database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: Jon Alferness, Andrew J. Grignon, Darrell Whitelaw, Steven Duval Ruilova, Matthew S. Brown, Stephen Hadinger, Gabriel H. Giraldo-Wingler, Tushar P. Dadlani
  • Patent number: 12698021
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to wheel-based power generation on a cart for transporting commercial products. In some embodiments, a system may include at least one wheel that rotates in multiple directions; a first shaft coupled to the at least one wheel; a rotation transmitter coupled to the at least one wheel and the first shaft; a first gear coupled to the first shaft; a second gear coupled to the first gear; a second shaft coupled to the second gear; and a generator coupled to the second shaft to generate power by converting rotation of the at least one wheel into an alternating current power output. The system may include a control unit coupled to the generator to convert the alternating current power output into a direct current power, and a power storage component coupled to the generator, to store the direct current power output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Alferness, Andrew J. Grignon, Darrell Whitelaw, Matthew S. Brown, William J. Yergin, Ankoor-Anish K. Hazari, Brittany N. Leek