Patents by Inventor Kevin Lyons
Kevin Lyons 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: 11815630Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for performing remote sensing using WMA. Embodiments include modulating an interrogation signal, transmitting the interrogation signal to a remote vibrating target, and receiving, at a first port of a WMA interferometer, a reflected signal. Embodiments also include splitting, by a first beam splitter, the reflected signal into first and second portions propagating down first and second waveguides, delaying, by a delay element, a phase of the reflected signal, and spatially phase shifting the reflected signal. Embodiments may further include splitting, by a second beam splitter, the first and second portions of the reflected signal into third and fourth portions propagating down the first and second waveguides, detecting an intensity difference between a first lobe and a second lobe of the third portion of the reflected signal, and calculating a Doppler frequency based on the intensity difference.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons
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Publication number: 20230260010Abstract: Example gesture based cross-channel commerce retail systems and methods are provided. Some of the example systems and methods permit a consumer to complete a Store Pick Up order, i.e., an order placed by the consumer via computer, mobile device, telephone, fax, mail-order, etc., by gesturing with a mobile device near a digital kiosk and optical sensor at a store pick up location. The mobile device and/or the digital kiosk may display media content to the consumer while the consumer completes the Store Pick Up order. In another example system, a digital kiosk is located in a public area such as an airport, shopping mall, train station, or stadium. The digital kiosk displays media content to the consumer, and the consumer may transfer to a mobile device such media by gesturing with the mobile device near the digital kiosk.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Vijan Bhaumik, Richard Kevin Lyons
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Publication number: 20230204361Abstract: A photonic device for detecting rotation and a corresponding method for operation thereof are disclosed. The photonic device includes a readout structure coupled to a ring resonator at one or more coupling points. Light is split between a lower waveguide and an upper waveguide of the readout structure in a forward direction at a beam splitter. The light in the waveguides traveling in the forward direction is coupled into the ring resonator and subsequently back into the waveguides in a reverse direction. The light is spatially phase tilted and is combined at the beam splitter. The combined light is detected by a split detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons, John Steinmetz
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Patent number: 11669888Abstract: Example gesture based cross-channel commerce retail systems and methods are provided. Some of the example systems and methods permit a consumer to complete a Store Pick Up order, i.e., an order placed by the consumer via computer, mobile device, telephone, fax, mail-order, etc., by gesturing with a mobile device near a digital kiosk and optical sensor at a store pick up location. The mobile device and/or the digital kiosk may display media content to the consumer while the consumer completes the Store Pick Up order. In another example system, a digital kiosk is located in a public area such as an airport, shopping mall, train station, or stadium. The digital kiosk displays media content to the consumer, and the consumer may transfer to a mobile device such media by gesturing with the mobile device near the digital kiosk.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLCInventors: Vijan Bhaumik, Richard Kevin Lyons
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Patent number: 11619493Abstract: A photonic device for detecting rotation and a corresponding method for operation thereof are disclosed. The photonic device includes a readout structure coupled to a ring resonator at one or more coupling points. Light is split between a lower waveguide and an upper waveguide of the readout structure in a forward direction at a beam splitter. The light in the waveguides traveling in the forward direction is coupled into the ring resonator and subsequently back into the waveguides in a reverse direction. The light is spatially phase tilted and is combined at the beam splitter. The combined light is detected by a split detector.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons, John Steinmetz
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Publication number: 20220268889Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for performing remote sensing using WMA. Embodiments include modulating an interrogation signal, transmitting the interrogation signal to a remote vibrating target, and receiving, at a first port of a WMA interferometer, a reflected signal. Embodiments also include splitting, by a first beam splitter, the reflected signal into first and second portions propagating down first and second waveguides, delaying, by a delay element, a phase of the reflected signal, and spatially phase shifting the reflected signal. Embodiments may further include splitting, by a second beam splitter, the first and second portions of the reflected signal into third and fourth portions propagating down the first and second waveguides, detecting an intensity difference between a first lobe and a second lobe of the third portion of the reflected signal, and calculating a Doppler frequency based on the intensity difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons
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Patent number: 11353562Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for performing remote sensing using WMA. Embodiments include modulating an interrogation signal, transmitting the interrogation signal to a remote vibrating target, and receiving, at a first port of a WMA interferometer, a reflected signal. Embodiments also include splitting, by a first beam splitter, the reflected signal into first and second portions propagating down first and second waveguides, delaying, by a delay element, a phase of the reflected signal, and spatially phase shifting the reflected signal. Embodiments may further include splitting, by a second beam splitter, the first and second portions of the reflected signal into third and fourth portions propagating down the first and second waveguides, detecting an intensity difference between a first lobe and a second lobe of the third portion of the reflected signal, and calculating a Doppler frequency based on the intensity difference.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons
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Publication number: 20220128361Abstract: A photonic device for detecting rotation and a corresponding method for operation thereof are disclosed. The photonic device includes a readout structure coupled to a ring resonator at one or more coupling points. Light is split between a lower waveguide and an upper waveguide of the readout structure in a forward direction at a beam splitter. The light in the waveguides traveling in the forward direction is coupled into the ring resonator and subsequently back into the waveguides in a reverse direction. The light is spatially phase tilted and is combined at the beam splitter. The combined light is detected by a split detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons, John Steinmetz
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Publication number: 20210027878Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores a preferences database (16); instructions readable and executable by at least one electronic processor (20) to perform a proposed radiation treatment plan review process (100), including: via a reviewing graphical user interface (GUI) (28), presenting a proposed radiation treatment plan to a reviewer; via the reviewing GUI, receiving one of (i) an acceptance of the proposed radiation treatment plan or (ii) a rejection of the proposed radiation treatment plan in combination with annotations of the rejected proposed radiation treatment plan from the reviewer; and updating radiation treatment plan preferences of the reviewer stored in the preferences database based on the acceptance of the proposed radiation treatment plan or based on the annotations of the rejected proposed radiation treatment plan; and instructions readable and executable by at least one electronic processor (32) to perform a radiation treatment planning process (200) including: optimizing radiaType: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Ze HE, Kevin LYONS, Gajendra Jung KATUWAL, Christine Menking SWISHER
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Publication number: 20200364775Abstract: Example gesture based cross-channel commerce retail systems and methods are provided. Some of the example systems and methods permit a consumer to complete a Store Pick Up order, i.e., an order placed by the consumer via computer, mobile device, telephone, fax, mail-order, etc., by gesturing with a mobile device near a digital kiosk and optical sensor at a store pick up location. The mobile device and/or the digital kiosk may display media content to the consumer while the consumer completes the Store Pick Up order. In another example system, a digital kiosk is located in a public area such as an airport, shopping mall, train station, or stadium. The digital kiosk displays media content to the consumer, and the consumer may transfer to a mobile device such media by gesturing with the mobile device near the digital kiosk.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Vijan Bhaumik, Richard Kevin Lyons
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Patent number: 10672065Abstract: Example gesture based cross-channel commerce retail systems and methods are provided. Some of the example systems and methods permit a consumer to complete a Store Pick Up order, i.e., an order placed by the consumer via computer, mobile device, telephone, fax, mail-order, etc., by gesturing with a mobile device near a digital kiosk and optical sensor at a store pick up location. The mobile device and/or the digital kiosk may display media content to the consumer while the consumer completes the Store Pick Up order. In another example system, a digital kiosk is located in a public area such as an airport, shopping mall, train station, or stadium. The digital kiosk displays media content to the consumer, and the consumer may transfer to a mobile device such media by gesturing with the mobile device near the digital kiosk.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLCInventors: Vijan Bhaumik, Richard Kevin Lyons
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Publication number: 20200124707Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for performing remote sensing using WMA. Embodiments include modulating an interrogation signal, transmitting the interrogation signal to a remote vibrating target, and receiving, at a first port of a WMA interferometer, a reflected signal. Embodiments also include splitting, by a first beam splitter, the reflected signal into first and second portions propagating down first and second waveguides, delaying, by a delay element, a phase of the reflected signal, and spatially phase shifting the reflected signal. Embodiments may further include splitting, by a second beam splitter, the first and second portions of the reflected signal into third and fourth portions propagating down the first and second waveguides, detecting an intensity difference between a first lobe and a second lobe of the third portion of the reflected signal, and calculating a Doppler frequency based on the intensity difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons
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Patent number: 10247434Abstract: According to some embodiments, a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprises a circulation fan, one or more humidity sensors operable to sense humidity data associated with an enclosed space, and a controller. In operation, the controller receives the humidity data from the one or more humidity sensors and receives air quality data associated with at least one air pollutant. The controller determines, based on the air quality data, that a threshold associated with the air pollutant has been exceeded and determines, based on the humidity data, that a threshold associated with humidity has not been exceeded. The controller operates the circulation fan in response to determining that the threshold associated with the air pollutant has been exceeded and the threshold associated with humidity has not been exceeded, the circulation fan operated for filtration purposes while not servicing any conditioning demand.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.Inventors: Peter Hrejsa, Kyle Golden, Kevin Lyons, Jonathan Douglas, Thomas Wolowicz, Shailesh Manohar
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Publication number: 20190012727Abstract: Example gesture based cross-channel commerce retail systems and methods are provided. Some of the example systems and methods permit a consumer to complete a Store Pick Up order, i.e., an order placed by the consumer via computer, mobile device, telephone, fax, mail-order, etc., by gesturing with a mobile device near a digital kiosk and optical sensor at a store pick up location. The mobile device and/or the digital kiosk may display media content to the consumer while the consumer completes the Store Pick Up order. In another example system, a digital kiosk is located in a public area such as an airport, shopping mall, train station, or stadium. The digital kiosk displays media content to the consumer, and the consumer may transfer to a mobile device such media by gesturing with the mobile device near the digital kiosk.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Vijan Bhaumik, Richard Kevin Lyons
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Patent number: 9858526Abstract: A targeting rule set of association rules may be created. A plurality of association rules may be selected. A plurality of candidate rule sets may be constructed based on the plurality of association rules. The plurality of candidate rule sets may be evaluated to produce metrics. One of the plurality of candidate rule sets may be assigned as the targeting rule set based on the metrics. A custom list of user may be formed using association rules. A user may be determined to belong to a segment by applying one or more rules of a targeting rule set to user attribute data. A custom list of cookies to show advertising may be formed using combinations of association rules.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: EXELATE, INC.Inventors: Patrick McCann, Matthew Fornari, Kevin Lyons
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Patent number: 9836738Abstract: A payment card transaction clearing system includes a payment card network. A file distribution system coupled to the payment card network includes a split processor configured to receive a batch of payment card transaction records from the payment card network, and split the batch of payment card transactions into one or more split files according to one or more processing agreements. A split monitor processor is configured to send the one or more split files to the payment card network.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATEDInventors: Archie G. Counts, Kevin Lyons, Janice Mehanovic, Ken Pirtle
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Publication number: 20160209070Abstract: According to some embodiments, a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprises a circulation fan, one or more humidity sensors operable to sense humidity data associated with an enclosed space, and a controller. In operation, the controller receives the humidity data from the one or more humidity sensors and receives air quality data associated with at least one air pollutant. The controller determines, based on the air quality data, that a threshold associated with the air pollutant has been exceeded and determines, based on the humidity data, that a threshold associated with humidity has not been exceeded. The controller operates the circulation fan in response to determining that the threshold associated with the air pollutant has been exceeded and the threshold associated with humidity has not been exceeded, the circulation fan operated for filtration purposes while not servicing any conditioning demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: Peter Hrejsa, Kyle Golden, Kevin Lyons, Jonathan Douglas, Thomas Wolowicz, Shailesh Manohar
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Patent number: 9330413Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed provide various enhancements and/or improvements to the conventional shopping process used by brick-and-mortar stores. In some embodiments, a customer may use a mobile computing device, such as a smart phone, to select and pay for items in a brick-and-mortar store. Such shopping process may permit the customer to purchase numerous items without the using of shopping basket or a wheeled shopping cart. The shopping process may further permit the customer to pay for items and leave the store with such items without waiting in a checkout line.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: SEARS BRANDS, L.L.C.Inventors: Shubham Agarwal, Abhishek Ramani, Kartik Subramanian, Vijan Bhaumik, Robert C Hudson, G. Mercedes DeLuca, Giuseppe Mario Di Prizio, Richard Kevin Lyons
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Patent number: 9269049Abstract: Methods, system, and media for scaling a panel of users with known attributes to determine an unknown attribute of a user are disclosed. An unclassified attribute vector of the user may be received. The unclassified attribute vector may comprise first attributes and first attribute values. A reduced attribute vector may be produced using the unclassified attribute vector and a projection matrix. The reduced attribute vector may have fewer attributes than the unclassified attribute vector. A plurality of reduced panel attribute vectors may be produced using a plurality of classified panel attribute vectors of users from the panel and the projection matrix. The reduced panel attribute vectors may have fewer attributes than the classified panel attribute vectors. The unknown attribute of the user may be determined based on the reduced attribute vector, the plurality of reduced panel attribute vectors, and the known attributes.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: EXELATE, INC.Inventors: Patrick McCann, Matthew Fornari, Kevin Lyons
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Publication number: 20150278858Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for determining an index of a segment are disclosed. A first value representing one or more first users in a segment that have performed one or more key events may be determined. A second value representing one or more second users of a population that have performed the one or more key events may be determined. A third value representing one or more third users in the segment that have not performed the one or more key events may be determined. A fourth value representing one or more fourth users of the population that have not performed the one or more key events may be determined. The index for the segment may be calculated based on the first value, the second value, the third value, and the fourth value. The index may be transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: EXELATEInventors: Kevin Lyons, Patrick McCann