Patents by Inventor Michael L. Wheeler

Michael L. Wheeler 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: 11966939
    Abstract: A computer device and method for processing risk related data to determine one or more insurance products for appliances and other systems located in or on an insured property. Informatic data is received from one or more informatic sensor devices relating to one or more appliances located in or on an insured property. Analysis is performed on the received informatic data to determine one or more insurance products to be recommended for at least one appliance located in or on the insured property. Notification is provided regarding determination of the one or more insurance products for the at least one appliance located in or on the insured property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Ramsey Devereaux, Michael J. Allen, Spencer Read, David S. Franck, William M. Chandler, Daniela M. Wheeler, Kathleen L. Swain
  • Patent number: 11933998
    Abstract: A film stack includes an oriented first layer including polyvinyl alcohol disposed on an oriented second layer including naphthalene dicarboxylate containing copolyester resin. The oriented second layer has in-plane birefringence ?nxy<0.02.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam D. Haag, Michael A. Johnson, Michelle L. Toy, Brianna N. Wheeler, David T. Yust
  • Patent number: 11544916
    Abstract: Computing devices and methods for reading gauges are disclosed. A gauge reading method includes capturing image data corresponding to a captured image of one or more gauges, detecting one or more gauges in the captured image, cropping a detected gauge in the captured image to provide a use image including the detected gauge, and classifying the detected gauge to correlate the detected gauge with a template image. The gauge reading method also includes attempting to perform feature detection rectification on the use image to produce a rectified image of the detected gauge, performing template matching rectification on the use image to produce the rectified image responsive to a failure to perform the feature detection rectification, and estimating a gauge reading responsive to the rectified image. A computing device may implement at least a portion of a gauge reading method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, University of Idaho
    Inventors: Ahmad Y. Al Rashdan, Roger Lew, Michael L. Wheeler, Gregory D. Lancaster, Troy C. Unruh
  • Publication number: 20220383541
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to unmanned vehicle navigation. A navigation system may include one or more processors configured to communicatively couple with an unmanned vehicle. The one or more processors may be configured to receive an image from the unmanned vehicle and detect a feature within the image. The one or more processors may be further be configured to determine a location of the unmanned vehicle based on the feature and convey one or more commands to the unmanned vehicle based on the location of the unmanned vehicle. Associated methods and computer-readable medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Ahmad Y. Al Rashdan, Michael L. Wheeler, Roger Lew, Dakota Roberson, Lloyd M. Griffel, Roger Boza, Michael W. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20210142102
    Abstract: Computing devices and methods for reading gauges are disclosed. A gauge reading method includes capturing image data corresponding to a captured image of one or more gauges, detecting one or more gauges in the captured image, cropping a detected gauge in the captured image to provide a use image including the detected gauge, and classifying the detected gauge to correlate the detected gauge with a template image. The gauge reading method also includes attempting to perform feature detection rectification on the use image to produce a rectified image of the detected gauge, performing template matching rectification on the use image to produce the rectified image responsive to a failure to perform the feature detection rectification, and estimating a gauge reading responsive to the rectified image. A computing device may implement at least a portion of a gauge reading method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Ahmad Y. Al Rashdan, Roger Lew, Michael L. Wheeler, Gregory D. Lancaster, Troy C. Unruh