Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Smith

Joseph A. Smith 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: 12268305
    Abstract: Articulating bedding systems include an adjustable foundation configured to provide an end user with clean air and maximize breathing airways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Rahul Kirtikar, Shadi Renno, Delicia Cooney, John-David Velilla, Matthew Whitmer, Benjamin Jackson, Ken Ueda, John Newsome, Joseph Smith, Jeffrey Mastropaolo, Tiffany Amon
  • Publication number: 20240412471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system designed to facilitate interactive experiences with famous personalities using advanced virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The system comprises a computing device, which is configured to execute a plurality of modules. These modules include a user interface module for selecting famous personalities and virtual environments, a data acquisition module for retrieving relevant information, a VR module for generating and displaying the virtual experience, an AI module for tailoring interactions, a mixed reality integration module for blending virtual and real-world elements, and a recording module for capturing and storing interactions. This system provides an immersive, personalized entertainment experience by adapting to individual preferences and interactions, eliminating the need for cumbersome VR gear, and offering a wide range of activities and interactions with the famous personalities from various genres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventor: Sigmond Joseph Smith, JR.
  • Patent number: 12118526
    Abstract: An ATM system includes a back-end server, an ATM central processing unit (ATM CPU) that receives information relating to the ATM system and a mobile computer. The mobile computer provides a CPU (MC CPU) and a keypad. The mobile computer may also provide a touch screen configured to display an initial ATM display. The ATM system also includes an interface system for interfacing between the ATM CPU and MC CPU. The back-end server formats and transmits to the ATM an API call. The API call requests a location of the user, ATM device information, and identification information of the user. The mobile computer is configured to respond to the API call by providing the location, the ATM device information, and the identification information of the user to the back-end server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Smith, Todd M. Goodyear, Sidney R. Roper, John P. Rice
  • Patent number: 12105195
    Abstract: Collision avoidance is an important issue for unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs). As such, UAVs can be outfitted with a simple and inexpensive sensor for use in collision avoidance. The sensor can be attached to a gimbal and can include a RADAR transmit antenna, a RADAR receive antenna, and an optical camera. The RADAR transmit antenna and RADAR receive antenna are part of a RADAR system. The optical camera and the RADAR system are bore sighted to one another by aligning their fields of view. The optical camera captures an image of a target when the RADAR system indicates the target is in the field of view. The RADAR system and image data can be used to determine a target trajectory. The target trajectory can be used to avoid a collision with the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Alphacore, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Smith, Siyang Cao
  • Patent number: 12070159
    Abstract: Food processing apparatuses having a drive unit which has more than one mode of operation, works with more than one food processing container, and/or may be operated in more than orientation are disclosed. The drive unit may be operated in first and second modes of operation. In some embodiments, the drive unit may be actuated in a different manner in the second mode of operation as compared to the first mode of operation. In some embodiments, the orientation of the drive unit in the second mode of operation is vertically flipped upside-down as compared to the orientation of the drive unit in the first mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Stephen Potter, Devin Joseph Coakley, Michael Joseph Smith
  • Publication number: 20240243926
    Abstract: A system is provided for a secure modular cloud-enabled resource exchange apparatus. In particular, the resource exchange apparatus may comprise a security box operatively coupled to one or more modular components, which may include computing components or devices and/or peripherals. The components of the resource exchange apparatus may be secured using security certificates and/or tokens associated with the input and/or output ports of each component. The computing device within the resource exchange apparatus may be communicatively coupled with a cloud server, from which the computing device may retrieve security certificates, configuration parameters, and/or the like. Upon detecting that a component has invalid certificate, the system may automatically disconnect and block the component. In this way, the system may ensure that only authorized devices may be used within the resource exchange apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Edward Williams, Paul Martin Mattison, John Philip Rice, Brian Joseph Smith, Bryan Ward Follis
  • Patent number: 11941421
    Abstract: A method for evaluating metrics associated with isolated execution environments utilized for synthetic monitoring of a web application and modifying the quantity of isolation execution environments hosted by a particular hosting service at a particular geographic location based on the metrics. The method can include receiving an instruction to monitor computing resources at the particular geographic location; obtaining configuration data for the particular geographic location; communicating a request to the particular hosting provider for an identification of a collection of isolated execution environments that are instantiated at the particular geographic location; obtaining metrics associated with the collection of isolated execution environments; evaluating the metrics against the set of scaling criteria; and/or generating an instruction for the particular hosting provider to modify the quantity of the collection of isolated execution environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Smith, Michael Beasley
  • Patent number: 11907097
    Abstract: Techniques may include receiving a plurality of spans of trace data at a computing system during a first time period. The techniques may include storing the plurality of spans in a span partition of a data store. The data store can contain a plurality of span partitions with spans that are grouped in the partition by trace identifier. The device may include generating a timestamp partition, with an index of timestamps by trace identifiers, for the first time period. The techniques may include storing the timestamp partition in the data store. Also, the techniques may include identifying at least two timestamp partitions that correspond to a second time period that preceded the first time period. The techniques may include generating and storing a primary compacted timestamp partition by combining the at least two timestamp partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SPLUNK Inc.
    Inventors: Bogdan Cristian Drutu, Filip Slunecko, Charles Joseph Smith, Timothy Matthew Robin Williamson
  • Publication number: 20230419281
    Abstract: An ATM system includes a back-end server, an ATM central processing unit (ATM CPU) that receives information relating to the ATM system and a mobile computer. The mobile computer provides a CPU (MC CPU) and a keypad. The mobile computer may also provide a touch screen configured to display an initial ATM display. The ATM system also includes an interface system for interfacing between the ATM CPU and MC CPU. The back-end server formats and transmits to the ATM an API call. The API call requests a location of the user, ATM device information, and identification information of the user. The mobile computer is configured to respond to the API call by providing the location, the ATM device information, and the identification information of the user to the back-end server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Smith, Todd M. Goodyear, Sidney R. Roper, John P. Rice
  • Publication number: 20230400903
    Abstract: A system transports and deploys of Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) sensors. A transportation rail has a first dovetail engagement accepting a respective second dovetail engagement of each IoBT sensor. A charging carrier has third dovetail engagements each accepting a respective fourth dovetail engagement of a battery. The charging carrier charges the batteries during transport. A respective fifth dovetail engagement of each IoBT sensor also accepts the respective fourth dovetail engagement of each battery. The battery powers the IoBT sensor during deployment. A method transports and deploys IoBT sensors. The IoBT sensors on the transportation rail are transported together with the batteries on the charging carrier, with the charging carrier charging the batteries. An IoBT sensor is dispensed from the transportation rail, and a battery is dispensed from the charging carrier. The IoBT sensor joined with the battery is deployed, with the battery powering the IoBT sensor during deployment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Aaron Elizabeth Chapman, Ian McLean Christine, Wilmot Singleton Gilland, IV, Hunter Joseph Smith, Lucas Duane Powell, Peyton Cavaroc, Kevin Paul Votapka, Laura Catherine Tolliver, Maxwell Thomas Dissington
  • Publication number: 20230394161
    Abstract: Provided herein are apparatuses, and non-transitory computer readable media regarding data assurance for instructions data utilized in forming at least one requested 3D object, and methods associated therewith. Data assurance may comprise (i) security, (ii) certification, (iii) validation, (iv) integrity, or (v) authentication. Data assurance may be implemented in a pre-formation environment and/or by a manufacturing device that forms the requested 3D object(s). The pre-formation environment may include one or more stages, and/or modules of a pre-formation environment (e.g., application).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Daniel Russel, Kyle Joseph Smith, Tasso Lappas
  • Patent number: 11790337
    Abstract: An ATM system includes a back-end server, an ATM central processing unit (ATM CPU) that receives information relating to the ATM system and a mobile computer. The mobile computer provides a CPU (MC CPU) and a keypad. The mobile computer may also provide a touch screen configured to display an initial ATM display. The ATM system also includes an interface system for interfacing between the ATM CPU and MC CPU. The back-end server formats and transmits to the ATM an API call. The API call requests a location of the user, ATM device information, and identification information of the user. The mobile computer is configured to respond to the API call by providing the location, the ATM device information, and the identification information of the user to the back-end server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Smith, Todd M. Goodyear, Sidney R. Roper, John P. Rice
  • Patent number: 11775677
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for securing sensitive data for transaction requests using tokenization and encryption. A secure transfer system secures sensitive information of transaction requests. The secure transfer system may receive a transaction request file and generate a modified transaction request file by tokenizing values in the received file. For each transaction request in the file, the system may store a representation of the untokenized values in a datastore in conjunction with an identifier of the transaction request. This identifier may be generated from the tokenized values. The secure transfer system may use the identifier to query the datastore for the representation of the untokenized values. The system may decrypt encrypted values in the representation to generate a transaction request file of detokenized values, which may be provided to an automated clearing house to fulfill the transaction requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
    Inventors: Shahin Mahmoud Shahin, Justin Joseph Smith
  • Patent number: 11746924
    Abstract: Techniques for correlating changing hydraulic pressure differentials with interval control valve (ICV) movements are contemplated. In some aspects, the disclosed technology includes include methods for applying, by a surface controller, a series of differential pressure values to a hydraulic-open line, receiving, from a position sensor, a corresponding valve position for each of the differential pressure values, and calculating a lag time, a move speed and a response delay for each of the first series of differential pressure values. In some aspects, the method can further include steps for generating an ICV positioning model based at least in part on the lag time, the move speed, and the response delay calculated for each of the first series of differential pressure values. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Ziquan Wang, Michael John Christie, Robert Joseph Smith, Aswin Balasubramanian
  • Publication number: 20230270290
    Abstract: Food processing apparatuses having a drive unit which has more than one mode of operation, works with more than one food processing container, and/or may be operated in more than orientation are disclosed. The drive unit may be operated in first and second modes of operation. In some embodiments, the drive unit may be actuated in a different manner in the second mode of operation as compared to the first mode of operation. In some embodiments, the orientation of the drive unit in the second mode of operation is vertically flipped upside-down as compared to the orientation of the drive unit in the first mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Stephen Potter, Devin Joseph Coakley, Michael Joseph Smith
  • Publication number: 20230243965
    Abstract: Collision avoidance is an important issue for unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs). As such, UAVs can be outfitted with a simple and inexpensive sensor for use in collision avoidance. The sensor can be attached to a gimbal and can include a RADAR transmit antenna, a RADAR receive antenna, and an optical camera. The RADAR transmit antenna and RADAR receive antenna are part of a RADAR system. The optical camera and the RADAR system are bore sighted to one another by aligning their fields of view. The optical camera captures an image of a target when the RADAR system indicates the target is in the field of view. The RADAR system and image data can be used to determine a target trajectory. The target trajectory can be used to avoid a collision with the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Smith, Siyang Cao
  • Patent number: 11640751
    Abstract: An ATM system is provided. The system may include a back-end server, an ATM CPU that receives information relating to the ATM, an ATM dispenser configured to dispense a cash withdrawal amount in the event that the ATM CPU receives information relating to a selection of a cash withdrawal amount and a mobile computer. The mobile computer may include a CPU, a keypad, a touch screen having a diagonal dimension of between 9 inches and 17 inches, and an interface system that interfaces between the ATM CPU and MC CPU, wherein the back-end server is configured to format and transmit an API call to request information regarding an ATM session. The ATM may be configured to respond to the API call and the back-end server is configured to respond to an API call response. The back-end server response may be further configured for display on the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Smith, Todd M. Goodyear, Sidney R. Roper, John P. Rice
  • Patent number: 11638500
    Abstract: Food processing apparatuses having a drive unit which has more than one mode of operation, works with more than one food processing container, and/or may be operated in more than orientation are disclosed. The drive unit may be operated in first and second modes of operation. In some embodiments, the drive unit may be actuated in a different manner in the second mode of operation as compared to the first mode of operation. In some embodiments, the orientation of the drive unit in the second mode of operation is vertically flipped upside-down as compared to the orientation of the drive unit in the first mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Stephen Potter, Devin Joseph Coakley, Michael Joseph Smith
  • Patent number: D995318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Smith, Thomas Alexander Groves
  • Patent number: D1028245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Avive Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Smith, Chloe Rekow Georgiades, Gordon Moseley P. Andrews, Rory M. Beyer, Sameer Jafri, Eliza Tehan, Stephanie Lee, Alexis De Stasio, Yoshikazu Hoshino, Gad Amit, Priscilla M. Agosto Mercado, Randal J. Bertuccelli