Patents by Inventor Kevin Marks
Kevin Marks 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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Publication number: 20250123125Abstract: An inductive sensor device includes at least one die mounted in or on a substrate, a redistribution layer (RDL) region formed over the at least one die and including multiple RDL metal layers, and at least one inductive coil formed in the RDL region and including at least one conductive coil element formed in at least one RDL metal layer of the multiple RDL metal layers, wherein the at least one die includes sensor circuitry connected to the at least one inductive coil to perform sensor measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: Microchip Technology IncorporatedInventors: Anu Ramamurthy, Kevin Mark Smith, Bomy Chen
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Patent number: 12275347Abstract: Techniques are described for uniquely identifying a quadrant of a symmetrical vehicle, such as a symmetrical autonomous vehicle. The techniques include using service indicator lights to convey information regarding the status and operational mode of the vehicle to an observer and/or service technician. The service indicator lights may uniquely identify quadrants of the vehicle for orienting the vehicle with a representation of the vehicle to guide a technician to a particular location and component of the vehicle located within the identified quadrant.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: Zoox, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Mark Stieber, Nahuel Elias Battaglia, Kevin Mark Karol, Steven Matthew Schleibaum
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Patent number: 12268642Abstract: A person support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, or the like, includes an exit detection system that has, in some embodiments, multiple user-selectable modes. A first mode issues an alert in response to a static condition being met and the second mode issues an alert in response to a dynamic condition being met. The static condition may be defined by an unchanging boundary that triggers an alert if the occupant's center of gravity crosses the boundary. The dynamic condition may be defined by a changing boundary that triggers an alert if the occupant's center of gravity crosses it. The changing boundary may change based upon the occupant's height, weight, BMI, vital sign, or other characteristic. The changing boundary may also change based upon a position of one or more components of the person support apparatus, such as a siderail or Fowler section.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Anuj K. Sidhu, Marko N. Kostic, Michael Joseph Hayes, Kevin Mark Patmore, Sujay Sukumaran
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Publication number: 20250043135Abstract: Electrochromic gels that include 20 to 99 wt. % of a polar solvent, 0.5 to 25 wt. % of a rheology modifying agent, and 0.5 to 20 wt. % of an electrochromic material. The rheology modifying agent is soluble in the polar solvent and forms a gel at ambient conditions when dissolved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Mark Valdisera, Nicolas Benjamin Duarte, David Leonardo Gonzalez Arellano, Dhawal Rajendra Thakare
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Patent number: 12212715Abstract: A method comprises establishing a communication session between an agent and at least one of a caller and a called party. The method comprises establishing a communication session between an agent and at least one of a caller and a called party and monitoring the communication session for one or more audit triggers. The method comprises detecting the one or more audit triggers. The method comprises, in response to detecting the one or more audit triggers, sending a notification to a client, the notification identifying one or more communication session auditing procedures available for the communication session. The method comprises receiving, from the client in response to the notification, a request to audit the communication session using at least one of the available one or more communication session auditing procedures. The method comprises performing the requested at least one communication session auditing procedure.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: AMERICAN TEL-A-SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Kevin Mark Beale, Daniel R. Cropp
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Patent number: 12187224Abstract: A door interface system for a vehicle door includes a sensor and a visual indicator. The sensor may be a proximity sensor and may be positioned proximate to the visual indicator such that it will detect an object proximate to the proximity sensor. The visual indicator may convey the position of the sensor and/or a status of the vehicle door. The door interface system is configured to control the vehicle door based at least in part on detecting an object proximate the visual indicator.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2024Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Zoox, Inc.Inventors: Auver Cedric Austria, Michael Moshe Kohen, Kevin Mark Karol, Ishan Sain, Amy Chong, Andrew Allen Haskin, Jingyi Zhang
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Patent number: 12143533Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system comprises a service platform associated with a call center, the service platform comprising an applications server configured to communicatively couple to a softswitch and a database. The applications server is configured to receive an inbound communication, determine a source of the inbound communication, and identify one or more configuration parameters associated with a destination of the inbound communication, the destination of the inbound communication associated with a client of the call center. The applications server is configured to route the inbound communication to an agent associated with the call center to establish a communication session. The applications server is configured to send, to the client based on the one or more configuration parameters associated with the destination of the inbound communication, a notification that the inbound communication was received, the notification identifying the source of the inbound communication.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: AMERICAN TEL-A-SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Kevin Mark Beale, Paul L. Hansen, Wayne Paul Waldner
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Publication number: 20240361119Abstract: An apparatus comprises a target to rotate about an axis; an excitation coil to carry an excitation signal; and a first sense coil to carry a sense signal induced by the excitation signal. The first sense coil comprises two or more lobes in one or more planes that are perpendicular to the axis. The two or more lobes comprise a first lobe at a first position relative to the axis and a second lobe at a second position relative to the axis. The second position is substantially the same radial distance from the axis as the first position is from the axis. The second position is at an angular distance of ? from the first position, where ?=180°±?/2, and ? is a measurement range for angular-position sensing (e.g., ?=60°) within a range of 50% to 150% of ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Ganesh Shaga, Kevin Mark Smith, Hwangsoo Choi, Surendra Akkina, Sudheer Puttapudi
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Publication number: 20240357035Abstract: A system comprises a database configured to store a plurality of baseline scripts, an applications server communicatively coupled to the database, and an analytics engine. Each of the plurality of baseline scripts is associated with a client of a call center and comprises a plurality of questions for guiding a communication session between an agent and a party. The applications server is configured to monitor a plurality of communication sessions. Each of the plurality of communication sessions is guided by a respective one of the plurality of baseline scripts. The applications server is further configured to obtain information about an actual call flow of each of the communication sessions and send the obtained information about the actual call flow of each of the communication sessions to the analytics engine. The analytics engine is configured to determine one or more proposed changes to a baseline script.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Kevin Mark Beale, Paul L. Hansen, Wayne Paul Waldner, Daniel R. Cropp
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Patent number: 12088760Abstract: A system comprises an applications server configured to communicatively couple to a softswitch, a resource server, and a database. The applications server is configured to receive, from the softswitch, an indication that a call from a calling party directed to a called number was received and determine, in response to the indication that the call was received, whether to route the call to an available agent or to a speech-enabled intelligent script associated with one of the called number or the calling party. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script in response to a determination to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the available agent in response to a determination to route the call to the available agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: AMERICAN TEL-A-SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Alena L. Aiken, Kevin Mark Beale, Wayne Paul Waldner, Daniel R. Cropp, Alan D. Tucker
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Publication number: 20240264615Abstract: Control zone devices that integrate a valve, filter, and pressure regulator within a single device are provided. Specifically, the control zone devices include a main body having a base portion with an inlet passage and an outlet passage attachable to a conduit and a body portion extending from the base portion having an interior for receiving a filter. The control zone devices further include a valve body including a solenoid bowl for attaching a solenoid and an interface cap for removably coupling the valve body to the main body of the control zone device and forming an interface between the valve body and the main body to operate the valve. The control zone devices also include a pressure regulator. In some configurations, the pressure regulator is positioned in a vent flow path of the valve body downstream of the solenoid for regulating pressure at the valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2023Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Brian Allen Biang, Mark Murphy Ensworth, Michael Joseph Millius, Kevin Mark Irwin, Riccardo J. Tresso
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Publication number: 20240252061Abstract: Patient support apparatuses include a frame, support surface, and a controller. The controller provides notification to a user of a service event relating to the patient support apparatus. The controller limits functionality of a component of the patient support apparatus based upon a severity of the service event. The controller may also, or alternatively, detect when a control is activated by a user and, in response to such activation, determine whether the patient support apparatus has been marked for use or marked for servicing. If marked for use, the controller responds in a first manner, and if marked for service, the controller responds in a different manner. In other embodiments, a method is provided for determining an order in which multiple patient support apparatuses should be service. In still other embodiments, the patient support apparatus automatically changes to an unusable configuration when in need of high priority service.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Annie Désaulniers, Kevin Mark Patmore, Thomas Joseph Durlach
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Publication number: 20240231842Abstract: A system is provided for monitoring, managing, and maintaining a distributed network of information handling systems. The system includes a first information handling system and a second information handling system. The first information handling system creates a software bundle. The second information handling system receives the bundle from the first information handling system, and executes an executable included in the bundle. The executable changes a configuration of the second information handling system from a first operating state to a second operating state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Jonathan Streete, Kevin Marks
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Publication number: 20240230308Abstract: An apparatus comprises a target to rotate about an axis; an excitation coil to carry an excitation signal; and a first sense coil to carry a sense signal induced by the excitation signal. The first sense coil comprises two or more lobes in one or more planes that are perpendicular to the axis. The two or more lobes comprise a first lobe at a first position relative to the axis and a second lobe at a second position relative to the axis. The second position is substantially the same radial distance from the axis as the first position is from the axis. The second position is at an angular distance of ? from the first position, where ?=180°±?/2, and ? is a measurement range for angular-position sensing (e.g., ?=60°) within a range of 50% to 150% of ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Ganesh Shaga, Kevin Mark Smith, Hwangsoo Choi, Surendra Akkina, Sudheer Puttapudi
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Patent number: 12034883Abstract: A system comprises a database configured to store a plurality of baseline scripts, an applications server communicatively coupled to the database, and an analytics engine. Each of the plurality of baseline scripts is associated with a client of a call center and comprises a plurality of questions for guiding a communication session between an agent and a party. The applications server is configured to monitor a plurality of communication sessions. Each of the plurality of communication sessions is guided by a respective one of the plurality of baseline scripts. The applications server is further configured to obtain information about an actual call flow of each of the communication sessions and send the obtained information about the actual call flow of each of the communication sessions to the analytics engine. The analytics engine is configured to determine one or more proposed changes to a baseline script.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: AMERICAN TEL-A-SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Kevin Mark Beale, Paul L. Hansen, Wayne Paul Waldner, Daniel R. Cropp
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Publication number: 20240216049Abstract: The disclosed technology includes an end effector in a medical catheter including a woven mesh extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal portion to a distal portion, the woven mesh defining a generally spheroidal shape having a plurality of electrodes disposed about the longitudinal axis and adjacent to an equator of the generally spheroidal shape with the proximal portion configured to be attached to a shaft and with the distal portion configured to be invaginated and coupled to an actuator extending along the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Christopher Thomas BEECKLER, Joseph Thomas KEYES, Kevin Mark OKARSKI, Nathaniel JENKINS, Kevin Justin HERRERA, Ishan KHAN
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Publication number: 20240216043Abstract: A medical probe includes a shaft, a basket assembly, a plurality of electrodes, and an irrigation source. The shaft is configured for insertion into an organ of a patient. The basket assembly is coupled at a distal end of the shaft, wherein the basket assembly includes a plurality of splines. The plurality of electrodes is fitted on a distal portion of the plurality of splines. The irrigation source is configured to deliver an irrigation fluid to the electrodes, wherein the irrigation source located proximally to the electrodes and distally to the distal end of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Assaf Govari, Andres Claudio Altmann, Christopher Thomas Beeckler, Kevin Mark Okarski, Joseph Thomas Keyes
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Publication number: 20240216056Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a segmented spine comprising a first electrode, a first spine strut, and a second spine strut. The first spine strut comprises a first attachment point configured to couple with the first electrode. The second spine strut comprises a second attachment point configured to couple with the first electrode. The first spine strut and second spine strut can comprise of additional attachment points configured to engage with a distal retention hub or a tubular shaft. The attachment points can be configured to permit the plurality of spine struts to rotate around the respective attachment points.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Joseph Thomas KEYES, Kevin Mark OKARSKI, Nathaniel JENKINS, Kevin Justin HERRERA, Ishan KHAN, Christopher Thomas BEECKLER
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Publication number: 20240216046Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a medical probe comprising a tubular shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and including a proximal end and a distal end. The medical probe further comprises an expandable basket assembly proximate the distal end of the tubular shaft. The basket assembly comprises a single unitary structure that includes a plurality of linear spines formed from a single piece of material and one or more electrodes coupled to each of the spines, each electrode defining a lumen through the electrode so that a spine extends through the lumen of each of the one or more electrodes. The spines converge at a central spine intersection at a distal end of the basket assembly. The central spine intersection includes one or more cutouts that allows for bending of the spines. Each spine comprises a respective end connected to the distal end of the tubular shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Christopher Thomas BEECKLER, Ishan KHAN, Kevin Mark OKARSKI
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Publication number: 20240206761Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein generally include determining that electrodes of an end effector are in contact with tissue and displaying the tissue contact graphically. Locations of electrodes of the end effector can be determined using advanced current location. Magnitude of contact force between electrodes and tissue can be determined based on impedance measurements between the electrodes in contact with tissue and one or more reference electrodes (e.g. body patch(es)). Three electrodes in contact with tissue can define a plane and a vector that can be graphically displayed to indicate tissue location and orientation with respect to the end effector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Kevin Mark OKARSKI, Abubakarr BAH, Paras PARIKH