Patents by Inventor Kenneth Gray

Kenneth Gray 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: 20230370526
    Abstract: Techniques for devices in autonomous systems to utilize a protocol, such as a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), to signal intent to instantiate services for establishing connections between the devices. For instance, first device(s) in a first autonomous system (AS) may determine to establish a connection with a second AS. The first device(s) may encode a service key into an Internet Protocol (IP) address where the service key indicates a service that is to be provisioned on second device(s) in the second AS. The first device(s) system may then advertise the IP address host-route using BGP, and the second device(s) may receive the BGP advertisement. The second device(s) may decode the service key from the IP address, and provision the service to establish the connection between the autonomous systems. Thus, the devices in may leverage existing protocols to signal intent to instantiate services and establish connections between autonomous systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Patrice Brissette, Jiri Chaloupka, Robert Stephen Rodgers, Bart Van De Velde, David Delano Ward, Kenneth Gray
  • Patent number: 11570062
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network quality assessment service that monitors a network obtains multimodal data indicative of a plurality of measurements from the network and subjective perceptions of the network by users of the network. The network quality assessment service uses the obtained multimodal data as input to one or more neural network-based models. The network quality assessment service maps, using a conceptual space, outputs of the one or more neural network-based models to symbols. The network quality assessment service applies a symbolic reasoning engine to the symbols, to generate a conclusion regarding the monitored network. The network quality assessment service provides an indication of the conclusion to a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Enzo Fenoglio, Hugo M. Latapie, Kenneth Gray, Sawsen Rezig, David Delano Ward
  • Publication number: 20220335534
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post- purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20220327631
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20220327633
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20220327632
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Patent number: 11436684
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Truist Bank
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Patent number: 11436681
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Truist Bank
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20210346730
    Abstract: The design is a soft flexible mask made from recyclable material that is easy to wash for re-use. It has a soft interior cavity and a hard center puck which allow for a superior seal and options for a variation of filter type and thickness. It is designed in a way that filter options and mask configuration can filter both inhalation and exhalation. It has a soft extended in-folded lip for superior seal on the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth GRAY, Gerrie Lombaard
  • Publication number: 20210152440
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network quality assessment service that monitors a network obtains multimodal data indicative of a plurality of measurements from the network and subjective perceptions of the network by users of the network. The network quality assessment service uses the obtained multimodal data as input to one or more neural network-based models. The network quality assessment service maps, using a conceptual space, outputs of the one or more neural network-based models to symbols. The network quality assessment service applies a symbolic reasoning engine to the symbols, to generate a conclusion regarding the monitored network. The network quality assessment service provides an indication of the conclusion to a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Enzo Fenoglio, Hugo M. Latapie, Kenneth Gray, Sawsen Rezig, David Delano Ward
  • Patent number: 10887197
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network quality assessment service that monitors a network obtains multimodal data indicative of a plurality of measurements from the network and subjective perceptions of the network by users of the network. The network quality assessment service uses the obtained multimodal data as input to one or more neural network-based models. The network quality assessment service maps, using a conceptual space, outputs of the one or more neural network-based models to symbols. The network quality assessment service applies a symbolic reasoning engine to the symbols, to generate a conclusion regarding the monitored network. The network quality assessment service provides an indication of the conclusion to a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Enzo Fenoglio, Hugo M. Latapie, Kenneth Gray, Sawsen Rezig, David Delano Ward
  • Publication number: 20200364803
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Branch Banking and Trust Company
    Inventors: Brandon BRADSHAW, Kenneth Gray NESTER, Gregory VELETT, Patricia M. KINNEY
  • Publication number: 20200327617
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Branch Banking and Trust Company
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20200022016
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network quality assessment service that monitors a network obtains multimodal data indicative of a plurality of measurements from the network and subjective perceptions of the network by users of the network. The network quality assessment service uses the obtained multimodal data as input to one or more neural network-based models. The network quality assessment service maps, using a conceptual space, outputs of the one or more neural network-based models to symbols. The network quality assessment service applies a symbolic reasoning engine to the symbols, to generate a conclusion regarding the monitored network. The network quality assessment service provides an indication of the conclusion to a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Enzo Fenoglio, Hugo M. Latapie, Kenneth Gray, Sawsen Rezig, David Delano Ward
  • Publication number: 20180096409
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Brandon H. Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, Gregory Velett
  • Publication number: 20160275622
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Branch Banking and Trust Company
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20160247236
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Branch Banking and Trust Company
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20140236771
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Brandon H. Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, Gregory Velett
  • Patent number: 8793147
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Branch Banking and Trust
    Inventors: Brandon H. Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett
  • Patent number: D954936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Metal Heart Group of Companies
    Inventors: Kenneth Gray, Gerrie Lombaard