Patents by Inventor Meredith Beveridge Lecocke

Meredith Beveridge Lecocke 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: 12087051
    Abstract: A post-disaster conditions monitoring system. The system may include a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving a plurality of images from a plurality of personal devices in a geographic region; determining conditions in a geographic region based on the information received from the plurality of images; and preparing a map indicating the determined conditions within the geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 12046139
    Abstract: A vehicle parking management system includes one or more processors configured to receive data indicative of one or more characteristics of one or more parking locations. The one or more processors is also configured to determine one or more recommended parking locations of the one or more parking locations based on the data and based on an input related to a vehicle. The one or more processors is further configured to output a recommendation of the one or more recommended parking locations via a display screen to a driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Emily Margaret Gray, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Qunying Kou, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Manfred Amann, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Eric David Schroeder, Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Brian F. Shipley, Justin Dax Haslam, Ashley Raine Philbrick
  • Patent number: 12026946
    Abstract: A post-disaster conditions monitoring system is disclosed. The system may include plurality of aircraft drones configured to take photographic images; a conditions monitoring center having a controller including a device processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving images from the plurality of aircraft drones in a geographic region; determining conditions in the geographic region based on the images received from the plurality of aircraft drones; and sending information regarding the determined conditions to one or more users of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11854262
    Abstract: A post-disaster conditions monitoring system. The system may include plurality of aircraft drones configured to take photographic images; a conditions monitoring center having a controller including a device processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving images from the plurality of aircraft drones in a geographic region; determining conditions in the geographic region based on the images received from the plurality of aircraft drones; and sending information regarding the determined conditions to one or more users of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11835488
    Abstract: An acoustic apparatus and method of determining the composition of a floor, based on the filtered sound waves produced by vibrating the floor is disclosed. The apparatus includes a transducer for generating vibrations and/or sound, as well as microphones for detecting sounds. The apparatus may include two microphones so that ambient noise can be removed from an audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Eric David Schroeder, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Manfred Amann, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Margaret Emily Gray
  • Publication number: 20230346096
    Abstract: A go-bag is disclosed. The bag is designed to contain valuables and important documents, and protect these contents during an emergency evacuation situation. The bag can waterproof and float in water. The bag can also be made of a flame resistant material. The bag can include a self-orienting feature where the bag can float in water and automatically rotate to achieve the proper orientation so that the integrated solar panel is facing upwards towards the sun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, JR., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11789003
    Abstract: A water contamination detection system. The system may include a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving information indicative of the presence of one or more contaminants in water within a geographic region; determining a characterization of water contamination within the geographic region; and sending information regarding water contamination to a plurality of users of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11768978
    Abstract: Systems and method for realistic simulation of occupancy are provided herein. A context associated with one or more smart devices associated with a property is reterieved, Then, simulation content specific to the context is requested. The simulation content is then caused to be presented by the one or more smart devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Emily Margaret Gray, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Qunying Kou, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Manfred Amann, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Eric David Schroeder, Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Brian F Shipley, Justin Dax Haslam, Ashley Raine Philbrick
  • Patent number: 11737538
    Abstract: A go-bag is disclosed. The bag is designed to contain valuables and important documents, and protect these contents during an emergency evacuation situation. The bag can waterproof and float in water. The bag can also be made of a flame resistant material. The bag can include a self-orienting feature where the bag can float in water and automatically rotate to achieve the proper orientation so that the integrated solar panel is facing upwards towards the sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11682303
    Abstract: A vehicle parking management system includes one or more processors configured to receive data indicative of one or more characteristics of one or more parking locations. The one or more processors is also configured to determine one or more recommended parking locations of the one or more parking locations based on the data and based on an input related to a vehicle. The one or more processors is further configured to output a recommendation of the one or more recommended parking locations via a display screen to a driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Emily Margaret Gray, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Qunying Kou, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Manfred Amann, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Eric David Schroeder, Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Brian F. Shipley, Justin Dax Haslam, Ashley Raine Philbrick
  • Patent number: 11652840
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating and improving the security of a local area network including an application residing on an external server configured to conduct a penetration test of the local area network by interrogating each of the devices on the local area network to identify vulnerabilities and risks associated with those devices, receiving a report listing all such identified vulnerabilities and risks, calculating an IoT readiness score for the local area network, and undertaking and/or recommending specific actions for improving the security of the local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Eric David Schroeder, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Manfred Amann, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Michael P. Bueche, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11538127
    Abstract: A post-disaster conditions monitoring system. The system may include a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving information from one or more pre-existing networks; determining conditions in a geographic region based on the information received from the one or more pre-existing networks; and preparing a map indicating the conditions within the geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11436924
    Abstract: A vehicle parking management system includes one or more processors configured to receive data indicative of one or more characteristics of one or more parking locations. The one or more processors is also configured to determine one or more recommended parking locations of the one or more parking locations based on the data and based on an input related to a vehicle. The one or more processors is further configured to output a recommendation of the one or more recommended parking locations via a display screen to a driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Emily Margaret Gray, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Qunying Kou, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Manfred Amann, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Eric David Schroeder, Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Brian F. Shipley, Justin Dax Haslam, Ashley Raine Philbrick
  • Patent number: 11428540
    Abstract: A tangible, non-transitory machine-readable medium includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive historical driver data indicative of one or more physiological parameters of one or more drivers during one or more prior driving trips, receive historical position data indicative of a respective position of a respective vehicle driven by the one or more drivers during the one or more prior driving trips, establish a correlation between the historical driver data and the historical position data, and identify one or more low-stress road segments using the correlation between the historical driver data and the historical position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Emily Margaret Gray, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Qunying Kou, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Manfred Amann, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Eric David Schroeder, Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Brian F. Shipley, Justin Dax Haslam, Ashley Raine Philbrick
  • Patent number: 11410509
    Abstract: A disaster response management system may include a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving location data from a personal electronic device of a user; sending instructions for selectively displaying, based on the received location data, a list of one or more disaster response items which the user may commit to provide; and receiving a selection of the user committing to provide one of the selectively displayed disaster response items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11350718
    Abstract: A go-bag is disclosed. The bag is designed to contain valuables and important documents, and protect these contents during an emergency evacuation situation. The bag can waterproof and float in water. The bag can also be made of a flame resistant material. The bag can include a self-orienting feature where the bag can float in water and automatically rotate to achieve the proper orientation so that the integrated solar panel is facing upwards towards the sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11343775
    Abstract: A system and method for managing power consumption in a mobile device during an emergency is disclosed. The system includes an emergency management system running on a mobile device. The emergency management system can automatically enable one or more power saving modes when an emergency alert is received by the mobile device. The power saving modes may include a reduced communication mode. In the reduced communication mode the mobile device only communicates for brief periods at recurring intervals. The power saving modes may also include a simplified display mode. The simplified display mode may display content on the display of a mobile device in a way that reduces power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Publication number: 20220151362
    Abstract: A go-bag is disclosed. The bag is designed to contain valuables and important documents, and protect these contents during an emergency evacuation situation. The bag can waterproof and float in water. The bag can also be made of a flame resistant material. The bag can include a self-orienting feature where the bag can float in water and automatically rotate to achieve the proper orientation so that the integrated solar panel is facing upwards towards the sun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, JR., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11184386
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating and improving the security of a local area network including an application residing on an external server configured to conduct a penetration test of the local area network by interrogating each of the devices on the local area network to identify vulnerabilities and risks associated with those devices, receiving a report listing all such identified vulnerabilities and risks, calculating an IoT readiness score for the local area network, and undertaking and/or recommending specific actions for improving the security of the local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Eric David Schroeder, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Manfred Amann, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Michael P. Bueche, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11132860
    Abstract: A mobile medical supplies distribution system may include a transportable chassis and a service compartment configured to house a medical supplies distribution service agent. In addition, the system may include a supply of select medical supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown