Patents by Inventor Joseph Frank

Joseph Frank 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: 20250095504
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for determining, by a processor, an unmanned aerial system position relative to at least one flight boundary; and effecting, by the processor, at least one flight limitation of a flight limiting device if the determined unmanned aerial system position crosses the at least one flight boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph Thurling, Joseph Frank Mohos
  • Publication number: 20250097570
    Abstract: A device (e.g., a security device, a video doorbell, a security camera, etc.) may receive an input voltage and based on the input voltage may determine the input power available to the device. The device may access various power level requirements associated with one or more functional components associated with the device. The device may then determine one or more functional components to activate or set to an active status on the device based on the input power available to the device, component power level requirements for one or more of the functional components, and other factors such as priority levels and preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: David Urban, Gary Michael Rekstad, JR., Vijayanand Dubey, Uday Krishna Garpathi, Benny Pruden, Joseph Rodolico, Joseph Frank, Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20250080376
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a method for using a doorbell system to detect a presence of a visitor. The doorbell system can comprise a doorbell having a speaker, a microphone, a camera, and a button. The method can include detecting, by the doorbell system, the presence of the visitor while the visitor is located outside a building to which the doorbell is attached. The building can include a door having a lock that is configured to fasten the door to inhibit unauthorized entry into the building. In response to detecting the presence of the visitor, the method can include the step of actuating, by the doorbell system, a first appliance associated with the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: Joseph Frank Scalisi
  • Patent number: 12236774
    Abstract: An electronic doorbell can include an outer housing configurable to couple to a building. The doorbell can also include a camera coupled to the outer housing and a microphone coupled to the outer housing. The doorbell can also include a button coupled to the outer housing. The electronic doorbell can be configurable to wirelessly communicate with an appliance located within the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SkyBell Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Frank Scalisi
  • Patent number: 12231752
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for using one or more components of a device, such as a camera, to generate complementary heat for the device, such as a camera lens of the device. In one aspect this can be accomplished by activating the one or more components and/or by causing the one or more components to operate in a particular manner expected to generate heat. The generated heat may be instead of or in addition to heat generated by one or more dedicated heaters. The selected components may produce heat as an incidental effect for performing other functions of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Michael Rekstad, Jr., Vijayanand Dubey, Joseph Frank, Uday Krishna Garpathi, Benny Pruden, Joseph Thomas Rodolico, Christopher Stone, David Urban
  • Publication number: 20250039339
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a doorbell system having a doorbell, a doorbell housing, a visitor detection system, and a chime. The visitor detection system can be coupled to the doorbell housing and can include at least one of a camera and a motion detector. The doorbell can also comprise a first low-energy transceiver and a first high-energy transceiver that can be coupled to the doorbell housing. The first and second low-energy transceivers and the first and second high-energy transceivers can be configured to transmit data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: SkyBell Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Frank Scalisi, Jeremy Norberg, Seton Paul Kasmir
  • Publication number: 20250039551
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for compiling an image is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a deflector, a detector, and a processor. The deflector is operable to deflect light incident thereon by a controllable angular deflection, and is arranged to receive light from a moveable field of view within a field of regard by controlling the angular deflection. The detector is arranged to receive deflected light and output an image component composed from the deflected light. The processor is arranged to control the angular deflection to select a part of the field of regard to be received at the detector, and to receive a sequence of such image components from the detector. The apparatus is configured to receive each image component passively, and the processor is operable to compile the sequence of image components to form a composite image of at least a part of the field of regard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: MBDA UK LIMITED
    Inventor: Antony Joseph Frank LOWE
  • Patent number: 12205481
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for determining, by a processor, an unmanned aerial system (UAS) position relative to at least one flight boundary; and effecting, by the processor, at least one flight limitation of a UAS if the determined UAS position crosses the at least one flight boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph Thurling, Joseph Frank Mohos
  • Publication number: 20250006028
    Abstract: Delivery parcel detection systems can include a doorbell having a first wireless communication system and a parcel holding system configured for placement in an entryway. The doorbell can be communicatively coupled to the parcel holding system. The parcel holding system can comprise a sensor configured to detect a delivery parcel located on the parcel holding system. Systems can include a first communication sent from the parcel holding system to the doorbell in response to the parcel holding system detecting an arrival, a movement, or a removal of the delivery parcel. Systems can also include a second communication sent from the doorbell to a remote computing device in response to the doorbell receiving the first communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Joseph Frank Scalisi, Desiree Mejia, Gregory Saul Harrison
  • Patent number: 12182735
    Abstract: A system for evaluating a measure of appropriateness of additive manufacturing (AM) to manufacture a vehicle part of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a plurality of data source importers to import a plurality of datasets from a plurality of data sources to a data collection system with a composite dataset including data of the plurality of datasets. The system also includes a dataset manager system (DMS) to manage the data collection system. The system further includes a client application coupled to the DMS. The client application receives a user request for the measure of appropriateness of AM to manufacture the vehicle part of the vehicle during a lifecycle of the vehicle. In response to the user request, the client application produces the measure of appropriateness using an evaluation of a plurality of assessments on the data retrieved from the composite dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gail L. Bohnhoff-Hlavacek, Brent Louis Hadley, Patrick Jan Eames, Robert James Martin, Joseph Frank Floyd, Chul Young Park
  • Patent number: 12177034
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a method for using a doorbell system to detect a presence of a visitor. The doorbell system can comprise a doorbell having a speaker, a microphone, a camera, and a button. The method can include detecting, by the doorbell system, the presence of the visitor while the visitor is located outside a building to which the doorbell is attached. The building can include a door having a lock that is configured to fasten the door to inhibit unauthorized entry into the building. In response to detecting the presence of the visitor, the method can include the step of actuating, by the doorbell system, a first appliance associated with the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SkyBell Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Frank Scalisi
  • Publication number: 20240414021
    Abstract: Doorbell systems can include a doorbell and a chime. In some embodiments, the chime can be communicatively coupled to a wireless network of a building, to the doorbell, and to a remote computing device. In several embodiments, the chime facilitates communication with at least one of the doorbell, the remote computing device, and a remote sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventor: Joseph Frank Scalisi
  • Publication number: 20240396761
    Abstract: A doorbell system can be used to identify a visitor. Embodiments can include detecting the visitor, taking a picture of the visitor, searching an online social network that has a plurality of pictures, and determining the identity of the visitor. The doorbell system can use the identity to know how to respond to the visitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Joseph Frank Scalisi
  • Publication number: 20240397021
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a doorbell having a visitor detection system that can comprise at least one of a camera, a microphone, and a motion detector. The method for using the doorbell can comprise recording, via the camera, video data that represents a video. The method can also comprise recording, via the microphone, audio data that represents audio. The method of using the doorbell can comprise transmitting at least a portion of the video data and at least a portion of the audio data, to a remote computing device that is communicatively coupled to the doorbell. The method can also comprise transmitting the video data and the audio data to a remote server that is communicatively coupled to the doorbell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: SkyBell Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Frank Scalisi, Seton Paul Kasmir, Jeremy Norberg
  • Patent number: 12155974
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a doorbell system having a doorbell, a doorbell housing, a visitor detection system, and a chime. The visitor detection system can be coupled to the doorbell housing and can include at least one of a camera and a motion detector. The doorbell can also comprise a first low-energy transceiver and a first high-energy transceiver that can be coupled to the doorbell housing. The first and second low-energy transceivers and the first and second high-energy transceivers can be configured to transmit data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: SkyBell Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Frank Scalisi, Jeremy Norberg, Seton Paul Kasmir
  • Patent number: 12137286
    Abstract: A device (e.g., a security device, a video doorbell, a security camera, etc.) may receive an input voltage and based on the input voltage may determine the input power available to the device. The device may access various power level requirements associated with one or more functional components associated with the device. The device may then determine one or more functional components to activate or set to an active status on the device based on the input power available to the device, component power level requirements for one or more of the functional components, and other factors such as priority levels and preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: David Urban, Gary Michael Rekstad, Jr., Vijayanand Dubey, Uday Krishna Garpathi, Benny Pruden, Joseph Rodolico, Joseph Frank, Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 12135258
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for monitoring a health condition of a tool. Operational data is collected from a machine while the machine is operating in a predetermined manner with the tool in each of at least two known health conditions. A plurality of features is extracted from the operational data, a training dataset is generated from the extracted features, and an analytic model is trained using the training dataset. The analytic model can then be used to determine the health condition of the tool by providing features extracted from operational data received from one or more field machines to the analytic model. The analytic model may then determine a health condition of the tool in the field machine based on like features extracted from the operational data from the one or more field machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: University of Cincinnati, Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Moslem Azamfar, Vibhor Pandhare, Marcella Miller, Fei Li, Pin Li, Jaskaran Singh, Hossein Davari, Jay Lee, Joseph Frank Sanders, Jr., Keita Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20240357424
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for improving the coexistence between wireless communications via different protocols. Values for parameters associated with communications via a first protocol and/or values for parameters associated with communications via a second protocol may be used to select a coexistence configuration (e.g., pulse-width modulation). The coexistence configuration may be applied to communications via the first protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Ivan Ong, Kenneth Egan, Joseph Frank
  • Publication number: 20240348908
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a doorbell system, comprising a housing having a flat back surface and a curved front surface facing opposite the flat back surface. In some embodiments, the doorbell system comprises a doorbell coupled to the housing, the doorbell including a visitor detection system comprising a detection device selected from the group consisting of a camera, a microphone, and a motion detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventor: Joseph Frank Scalisi
  • Patent number: 12118865
    Abstract: Delivery parcel detection systems can include a doorbell having a first wireless communication system and a parcel holding system configured for placement in an entryway. The doorbell can be communicatively coupled to the parcel holding system. The parcel holding system can comprise a sensor configured to detect a delivery parcel located on the parcel holding system. Systems can include a first communication sent from the parcel holding system to the doorbell in response to the parcel holding system detecting an arrival, a movement, or a removal of the delivery parcel. Systems can also include a second communication sent from the doorbell to a remote computing device in response to the doorbell receiving the first communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SkyBell Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Frank Scalisi, Desiree Mejia, Gregory Saul Harrison