Patents by Inventor Mark Kaminsky

Mark Kaminsky 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).

  • Patent number: 12141618
    Abstract: A computer system may provide a plurality of load records for presentation in a user interface provided at a first plurality of user devices. The user interface may enable searching for a plurality of loads represented by the plurality of load records. The computer system may also determine, for a load record of the plurality of load records and based at least in part on inputting contextual information into a predictive model, an acceptance prediction indicating a probability that a load record of the plurality of load records will be accepted by a user. The computer system may also provide at least a portion of the plurality of load records for presentation in the user interface provided at a second plurality of user devices associated with a second plurality of users. The portion of the plurality of load records may include the load record including an updated value of an attribute of the load record that is dependent on the acceptance prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Mark Kaminsky, Mohammadmohsen Moarefdoost, Priyanka Prakash Mhatre, Dorothy Mary Watts, Ruchit Aswin Shah, Ankur Gupta, Subhadeep Gupta, Vishal Verma, Niels Krohn
  • Patent number: 12111162
    Abstract: One challenge for middle-mile route planning is that the set of loads changes significantly between daily planning and execution. Systems and methods are provided for optimizing a transportation plan for a transportation network based on these load changes. The disclosed system re-optimizes a solution by starting from a previously existing plan and previously generated columns (e.g., candidate routes). The disclosed techniques significantly improve the compute time of the system to generate transportation plans that are optimized accordingly to an optimization parameter. The system takes into account the current execution status associated with a given entry of the plan to determine whether the entry should be re-optimized. Entries corresponding to tours that have already commenced, may be at least partially ignored for re-optimization consideration. The disclosed techniques enable state-aware, adaptive re-optimization for even tours that are in-progress or have been tendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Oliver Kriett, Quico Pepijn Spaen, Georgios Patsakis, Diwakar Tiwari, Akhand Pratap Singh, Ivan Borges Oliveira, Andrew V. Goldberg, Philip Mark Kaminsky, Karthik Ramakrishnan, Manik Kumar
  • Patent number: 11948109
    Abstract: Techniques for planning resources using block and route information are described. In an example, a computing system determines a demand for item transportation expected during a planning horizon. The computing system determines information about a pre-planned transportation resource available during the planning horizon and costs associated with the pre-planned transportation resource. The computing system uses an optimization model to determine a block having a time length, a tour to transport, during the block, a first portion of the demand using the pre-planned transportation resource, and a second portion of the demand to be transported using an on-demand transportation resource. The computing system indicates, to a first computing device of the pre-planned transportation resource, an assignment of the block to the pre-planned transportation resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Oliver Kriett, Philip Mark Kaminsky, Ivan Borges Oliveira, Manik Kumar
  • Patent number: 11663556
    Abstract: Techniques for generating an item transmission portal are described herein. First information for a plurality of carriers may be maintained which includes a capacity for each carrier. Historical capacity requirements for geographic locations may be maintained. For each geographic location a forecast of future capacity requirements, for each week of a plurality of weeks, may be generated based on the historical capacity requirements. A plurality of documents may be generated for each geographic location based on the forecast and the first information. A value may be determined for each document based on a time and capacity commitment for each document, the historical capacity requirements, and the forecast. A user interface may be generated that includes the plurality of documents and corresponding determined values. The user interface may be updated to reflect acceptance of a specific document by a carrier in response to input received via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish Jyoti, Karan Kumar, Mahesh Kumar Sharma, Philip Mark Kaminsky, Timothy Lee Jacobs, Steven S. Armato, Sorabh Kumar, Chiranjive Mittal, Brent M. Cervenka, Hrushikesh Gandhi, Wesley Herman, Ruchit Aswin Shah, Agrim Jain, Chetan Mahendru
  • Publication number: 20120158106
    Abstract: A temperature pack adapted to enclose an appendage, and method of forming such a temperature pack is provided. The temperature pack is a tubular pouch with an inner wall spaced apart from an outer wall. An opening extending through the tubular pouch, and the inner wall is twisted relative to the outer wall. The temperature pack is formed by rolling a tube onto itself such that the distal ends of the tube are aligned to each other. The temperature pack may be filled with particulate material separated from a liquid solvent wherein when the two are mixed an exothermic or endothermic reaction occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Kaminsky, Robert John Vondell
  • Publication number: 20090132014
    Abstract: A temperature pack adapted to enclose an appendage, and method of forming such a temperature pack is provided. The temperature pack is a tubular pouch with an inner wall spaced apart from an outer wall. An opening extending through the tubular pouch, and the inner wall is twisted relative to the outer wall. The temperature pack is formed by rolling a tube onto itself such that the distal ends of the tube are aligned to each other. One distal end is then twisted with respect to the other so as to form a temperature pack having a mobious strip and only one seal. The temperature pack may be filled with a gelatinous solution capable of retaining heat or cold. Alternatively the temperature pack may be filled with particulate material separated from a liquid solvent wherein when the two are mixed an exothermic or endothermic reaction occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Flex-Ice, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Kaminsky, Robert John Vondell
  • Publication number: 20070093668
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the epoxidation of an olefin with hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of an oxidation catalyst comprising a transition metal zeolite, and a noble metal catalyst comprising a noble metal and an ion-exchange resin. The process is highly productive and selective in making epoxides. A noble metal catalyst comprising a cation-exchanged resin further improves the productivity and/or the selectivity of the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Bi Le-Khac, Mark Kaminsky, Kun Qin, Roger Grey
  • Publication number: 20060094889
    Abstract: The invention is a process for epoxidizing an olefin with hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a noble metal-containing titanium or vanadium zeolite and a modifier selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, methylacetylene, and propadiene. The process results in significantly reduced alkane by-product formed by the hydrogenation of olefin compared to processes that do not use the carbon monoxide, methylacetylene, and/or propadiene modifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventor: Mark Kaminsky
  • Publication number: 20050277542
    Abstract: Used noble metal-containing titanium or vanadium zeolite catalysts, that have been employed in the epoxidation of olefins with hydrogen and oxygen, are regenerated by contacting the spent catalyst with water or an alcohol/water mixture at a temperature of 25° C. to 200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Kaminsky, Roger Grey
  • Publication number: 20050187095
    Abstract: Used noble metal-containing titanium zeolite catalysts, that have been employed in the liquid-phase epoxidation of olefins with hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a buffer, are regenerated by heating the used catalyst at a temperature of at least 250° C. in the presence of a oxygen-containing gas stream, followed by reduction at a temperature of at least 20° C. in the presence of a hydrogen-containing gas stream to form a reactivated catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Roger Grey, Mark Kaminsky
  • Patent number: 6029390
    Abstract: A fishing lure and method for producing the lure having a body formed from a metal from the group of titanium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium, zirconium and hafnium. The metal is colored by thermal oxidation or anodizing and formed into a desired body shape, such as a blade, spoon, or spinner. The hook and filament for attaching the hook to the lure body are formed of the same metal which the body is formed from.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Inventor: Mark Kaminsky