Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Lloyd

Kevin R. Lloyd 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: 20250038553
    Abstract: A charging box has a housing with first and second ends, charging bays, a cover, and a lock assembly. The charging bays are between the first end and the second end. Each of the charging bays removably receives a battery pack in an insertion direction. The cover pivots on the housing nearer to the second end than to the first end. The cover moves between an open position and a closed position. The lock assembly includes a staple, a slot in the cover, a protrusion coupled to the housing adjacent the staple, and a tether coupled to the housing. The staple is nearer to the first end than to the second end. The staple receives a padlock. The slot receives the staple therethrough. The tether has a distal end with a loop. The loop is receivable about the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Isabel M. Lloyd, Christopher S. Spaulding, Shreyas Sridar, Matthew Post, Colin J. Roberts, Matthew N. Thurin, Jeremy R. Ebner, Kevin D. White
  • Patent number: 10820151
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for compressing and transmitting motion data. The method comprises receiving high fidelity motion data from a motion sensing device, the high fidelity motion data including a plurality of motion data samples; transmitting the high fidelity motion data to a server; compressing the high fidelity motion data, wherein compressing the high fidelity motion data comprises identifying a subset of the motion data samples and generating a value representing the summary of activity based on the subset of the motion data samples; and transmitting the compressed high fidelity motion data to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Nathanael C Yoder, Kevin R Lloyd
  • Patent number: 10463021
    Abstract: An accessory assembly for coupling a unit to an animal band, having a support frame that includes a locking gap positioned on one end of the support frame, a latch protrusion positioned on the other end of the support frame, a proximally positioned receiving aperture, and a plurality of strap retention structures configured for coupling to at least one strap, the straps configured for coupling to an animal band. The accessory assembly further has a coupling latch having an actuator positioned on one end of the coupling latch and a locking mechanism positioned on the other end of the coupling latch opposite the actuator where the coupling latch is configured to be coupled to the support frame by placing the locking mechanism within the locking gap and positioning the actuator around the latch protrusion, and where the coupling latch is further configured to laterally move the locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kyu Sang Lee, Robert Mott, Kevin R Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20180098525
    Abstract: Disclosed is an accessory assembly for coupling a unit to an animal band. In one embodiment, the accessory assembly comprises a support frame, the support frame including a locking gap positioned on one end of the support frame, a latch protrusion positioned on the other end of the support frame, a proximally positioned receiving aperture, and a plurality of strap retention structures configured for coupling to at least one strap, the straps configured for coupling to an animal band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Kyu Sang Lee, Robert Mott, Kevin R. Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20180103349
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for compressing and transmitting motion data. The method comprises receiving high fidelity motion data from a motion sensing device, the high fidelity motion data including a plurality of motion data samples; transmitting the high fidelity motion data to a server; compressing the high fidelity motion data, wherein compressing the high fidelity motion data comprises identifying a subset of the motion data samples and generating a value representing the summary of activity based on the subset of the motion data samples; and transmitting the compressed high fidelity motion data to a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Nathanael C Yoder, Kevin R Lloyd
  • Patent number: D854760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert Mott, Kyu Sang Lee, Kevin R Lloyd
  • Patent number: D865301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven Eidelman, Robert Mott, Beau Oyler, Jeff Tung, Mark Sires, Kevin R Lloyd