Patents by Inventor Matthew Rhodes
Matthew Rhodes 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: 9639908Abstract: In some examples, a service provider may receive an indicated delivery location from a buyer device. The service provider may determine, based at least in part on traffic information, respective predicted courier travel times to the delivery location from a plurality of different merchant locations. The service provider may compare the respective predicted courier travel times with respective spoilage times for items offered by the corresponding merchants, and may identify one or more items having respective spoilage times greater than the respective predicted courier travel time from that merchant location. The service provider may send, to the buyer device, information about items available to be ordered from particular merchants having respective spoilage times greater than the predicted courier travel time from respective the merchant location. The buyer device may present the item information on a display to enable buyer selection of an item for delivery.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: SQUARE, INC.Inventors: Jesse Lee Reiss, Benjamin R. Bernstein, Matthew Rhodes
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Publication number: 20160345569Abstract: A trap for immobilizing, killing, or containing arthropods comprises a housing having walls and at least one opening, where the walls define an interior space; and a light source comprising a directional light source mounted in the interior space. The light source is constructed to emit light at one or more wavelengths ranging from 350 to 500 nm. The light source is positioned so that a majority of the light emitted from the light source is directed at one or more surfaces in the interior space. The trap also comprises a suppression element mounted in the interior space and constructed to immobilize, kill, or contain arthropods.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Jared Freudenberg, Emory H. Matts, Ronald D. Jungmann, Staci Johnston, Matthew Rhodes
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Patent number: 9269103Abstract: In some examples, a first device associated with a first buyer may present information related to a plurality of merchants offering items for delivery. The first device may receive, as a first order, a selection of a first item offered by a selected merchant. The first device may determine that a second device is within a threshold distance of the first device, and may send, to the second device, a communication for creating a combined order, such as for dividing a delivery fee associated with the order. A second buyer may use the second device to select a second item to order from the selected merchant. At least one of the first device or the second device may send order information to a service computing device, which may send the combined order to the first merchant and schedule a courier to deliver the order to the buyers.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Square, Inc.Inventors: Abhay Raj Kumar, Jesse Lee Reiss, Ajit Kalidindi Varma, Matthew Rhodes, Richard David Din, Anthony Bishopric
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Publication number: 20150339666Abstract: Disclosed are system and methods for purchasing items on a website or a mobile application using a single verification action. The disclosed technique allows a user to initiate a purchase transaction with a merchant via a mobile application on a mobile device and select a mobile payment application associated with a payment service system as a payment method. The mobile application then passes at least a transaction amount and a merchant identifier to the mobile payment application to handover processing of the purchase transaction to the mobile payment application. The mobile payment application, based on preference settings, if any, and otherwise default settings, determines whether to request a confirmation from the user to proceed with the purchase transaction. Once a decision to proceed with the purchase transaction is made, the mobile payment application sends a request to the payment service system to complete the purchase transaction by paying the merchant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: Square, Inc.Inventors: Jesse Wilson, Brian Grassadonia, Matthew Rhodes
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Publication number: 20150339668Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method for purchasing items from a merchant using a single verification action. The disclosed technique includes receiving a payment request including a communication identifier and a security code from the merchant. The payment request is generated in response to a user submitting the communication identifier and the security code that satisfy a verification criterion and the submission avoids a need for the user to provide a payment card number associated with a payment card to the merchant and the need for the user to sign in to an account to proceed with the purchase transaction. The disclosed technique uses the received information to identify a payment card and processes the payment request by initiating a transfer of a payment amount from a financial account associated with the payment card to a financial account associated with the merchant to complete the purchase transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Jesse Wilson, Brian Grassadonia, Matthew Rhodes
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Publication number: 20150339656Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method for purchasing items from a merchant system using a single verification action. A user initiates a purchase transaction from a user interface of the merchant system by submitting a communication identifier in lieu of payment information or login credentials. The merchant system then generates a payment request including the communication identifier and sends the request to a payment service system. The payment service system uses the communication identifier to identify a verification device and send a push notification to the verification device to request the user to confirm or cancel the purchase transaction. Upon receiving confirmation from the user, the payment service system initiates a transfer of a payment amount associated with the purchase transaction from a financial account associated communication identifier to a financial account associated with the merchant system to pay for the purchase transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Jesse Wilson, Brian Grassadonia, Matthew Rhodes
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Patent number: 8764839Abstract: A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and a bottom surface. A keel of the tibial insert is coupled to the bottom surface of the platform and includes a bore extending along a width of the keel. The bore is formed to receive a fastener therein.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLCInventors: James Matthew Rhodes, Jordan Soonja Lee
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Patent number: 8709091Abstract: A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and a bottom surface. A keel of the tibial insert is coupled to the bottom surface of the platform. A surgical method for knee anthroplasty is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLCInventors: James Matthew Rhodes, Jordan Soonja Lee
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Patent number: 8540778Abstract: A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and plurality of keels of the tibial insert extend downwardly from the platform. A surgical method for knee arthroplasty is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLCInventors: James Matthew Rhodes, Jordan Soonja Lee
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Patent number: 8210558Abstract: A secondary lock assembly for a fifth wheel, where the fifth wheel includes a hitch plate with a rearward opening slot to receive a trailer kingpin and a transversely sliding primary locking member for retaining the kingpin within the slot. The assembly comprises a tie bar pivotally connected at its middle to the primary locking member and a transversely oriented pull bar pivotally connected at an inner end to the forward end of the tie bar. The pull bar comprises a rearward offset tab. A latch is pivotally connected roughly at the center of the latch to the forward end of the tie bar, and also pivotally connected at a point rearwardly and inwardly offset from the first pivoting connection to the offset tab. A detent extends from a transverse wall comprised in said hitch plate such that said detent lies in the same horizontal plane as said latch.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Fontaine Fifth Wheel Co.Inventors: Steven William Mann, James Matthew Rhodes
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HYBRID TRANSMISSION USING PLANETARY GEARSET FOR MULTIPLE SOURCES OF TORQUE FOR AERONAUTICAL VEHICLES
Publication number: 20120149516Abstract: Provided are alternative hybrid transmission systems for marine, or two wheeled land vehicles, as well as propulsion systems and vehicles comprising such transmission systems, to improve various propulsion systems using a combination of at least two power sources with the option for simultaneous or alternating power input from two or more power sources, while providing desired characteristics or components. Such characteristics or components can include, but are not limited to: power, torque, acceleration, cruising speed or power, fuel efficiency, battery charging, endurance, power sizing, weight, capacity, efficiency, speed, mechanically and/or electrically added system requirements, design, fuel selection, functional design, structural design, lift to drag ratio, weight, and/or other desired characteristic or component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporateInventors: Daniel Larrabee, Thomas Northrop Wormer, Matthew Rhode, Eric Serani, Josh Marshman, Cody Humbarger, Daniel Gaide, Derek Hillery, Alec Velazco, Eric Petersen, Jean Nicolas Koster -
Patent number: 8163027Abstract: A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and a bottom surface. A keel of the tibial insert is coupled to the bottom surface of the platform and a rod of the tibial insert extends through a portion of the keel. A surgical method for knee arthroplasty is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.Inventors: James Matthew Rhodes, Jordan Soonja Lee
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Patent number: 8114165Abstract: A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and first and second keels extending downwardly from the platform. Each of the first and second keels includes an angled anterior face. A surgical method for knee arthroplasty is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.Inventors: James Matthew Rhodes, Jordan Soonja Lee
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Patent number: 8073581Abstract: An improved method of rail survey deploys feature identification tags along an inner edge of a train track rail. Each tag includes a unique identifier to identify a respective feature along the train track. Each tag includes a reflector to reflect light to a sensor on a track surveyor. The sensor reads track feature tags without the need for stopping at each feature. A track database is provided that is capable of storing tables that associate track features with geo-locations. As each tag is deployed or read during a rail survey, it can be paired with geo-location data and stored in the track database.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Charles W. Morris, Matthew A. Rhodes
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Publication number: 20110127750Abstract: A secondary lock assembly for a fifth wheel, where the fifth wheel includes a hitch plate with a rearward opening slot to receive a trailer kingpin and a transversely sliding primary locking member for retaining the kingpin within the slot. The assembly comprises a tie bar pivotally connected at its middle to the primary locking member and a transversely oriented pull bar pivotally connected at an inner end to the forward end of the tie bar. The pull bar comprises a rearward offset tab. A latch is pivotally connected roughly at the center of the latch to the forward end of the tie bar, and also pivotally connected at a point rearwardly and inwardly offset from the first pivoting connection to the offset tab. A detent extends from a transverse wall comprised in said hitch plate such that said detent lies in the same horizontal plane as said latch.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventors: Steven William Mann, James Matthew Rhodes
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Patent number: 7857616Abstract: A burner apparatus utilizes a reticulated member to promote mixing of a fuel and oxidizer mixture. A plurality of exit ports, disposed on a wall or surface encapsulating the reticulated member, defines exit streams of the mixture that produces flames upon combustion. The burner apparatus have high heating rates and turndown ratios of at least about 18:1.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2005Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: TIAX LLCInventors: Philip C. Carbone, Matthew E. Brekken, Peter F. Pescatore, Charles E. Marble, Matthew Rhodes
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Patent number: 7753390Abstract: A fifth wheel assembly comprises a fifth wheel having a plurality of journal bearings extending generally downward from its underside, and an “I-shaped” transverse beam member for mounting the assembly to a truck frame. The beam member is dimensioned to span across parallel longitudinal truck frame members and it includes mounting flanges extending generally downward from either lateral side where the mounting flanges have a plurality of apertures for receiving suitable fasteners inserted therein for mounting said beam member to the truck frame members. The transverse member also includes a plurality of pivot bearing pairs to receive the journal bearings of the fifth wheel which is coupled thereto by a trunnion.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2009Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Fontaine Fifth Wheel Co.Inventors: Steven William Mann, Jeff Marcus Terry, James Matthew Rhodes, Christopher Aaron Bond
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Publication number: 20100131185Abstract: Methods for surveying a train track are disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, an improved method of rail survey deploys feature identification tags along an inner edge of a train track rail. Each tag includes a unique identifier to identify a respective feature along the train track. Each tag includes a reflector to reflect light to a sensor on a track surveyor. The sensor reads track feature tags without the need for stopping at each feature. A track database is provided that is capable of storing tables that associate track features with geo-locations. As each tag is deployed or read during a rail survey, it can be paired with geo-location data and stored in the track database.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONInventors: Charles W. Morris, Matthew A. Rhodes
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Patent number: 7694992Abstract: A fifth wheel assembly comprises a fifth wheel having a plurality of journal bearings extending generally downward from its underside, and an “I-shaped” transverse beam member for mounting the assembly to a truck frame. The beam member is dimensioned to span across parallel longitudinal truck frame members and it includes mounting flanges extending generally downward from either lateral side where the mounting flanges have a plurality of apertures for receiving suitable fasteners inserted therein for mounting said beam member to the truck frame members. The transverse member also includes a plurality of pivot bearing pairs to receive the journal bearings of the fifth wheel which is coupled thereto by a trunnion.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2009Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Fontaine Fifth Wheel Co.Inventors: Steven William Mann, Jeff Marcus Terry, James Matthew Rhodes, Christopher Aaron Bond
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Patent number: D769274Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Square, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Rhodes, Brian Grassadonia, Jack Dorsey