Patents by Inventor Nathan Lee Post
Nathan Lee Post 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: 11592309Abstract: Methods and systems for distributed detection of road conditions and damage are described. In one embodiment, a method for distributed detection of road conditions and damage is provided. The method includes receiving, from one or more mobile devices, a plurality of reports of anomalies associated with roads in a geographic area. The method also includes storing the received reports of anomalies in a database and comparing each report of an anomaly to stored reports of previous anomalies in the database. The method further includes determining whether each report of an anomaly indicates road damage or a temporary problem. The method includes generating a prioritized list of locations of anomalies associated with one or more roads that have been determined to have road damage that needs maintenance and/or repair.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Ravi Durairaj, Gregory Brian Meyer, Oscar Roberto Tijerina, Sean Carl Mitchem, Stacy Callaway Huggar, Ruthie D. Lyle, Nathan Lee Post, Mark Anthony Lopez, Nolan Serrao
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Patent number: 11580796Abstract: A system and a method for diagnosing a problem with a motor vehicle using sound. Ambient noise information for the motor vehicle is determined. Current sound information is received, and whether there is a variation in sound between the current sound information and the ambient noise information is determined. The ambient noise information is subtracted from the current sound information if the variation has been identified, to identify a sound anomaly. A sound anomaly signal is extracted and compared with predetermined anomaly signal information stored in a database. The predetermined anomaly signal information is associated with diagnostic information.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Nathan Lee Post, Carlos J P Chavez, Deborah Janette Schulz, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Eric David Schroeder, Gabriel Carlos Fernandez, Snehal Desai, Rachel Elizabeth Csabi, Ruthie D. Lyle, Courtney St. Martin
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Patent number: 11556134Abstract: Methods and systems for deploying autonomous vehicles to form a barricade in a coordinated response to an imminent threat are described. In one embodiment, a method for deploying autonomous vehicles to form a barricade is described. The method includes determining at least one location for a barricade and determining a plurality of autonomous vehicles that are available to form the barricade. The method also includes sending instructions to the plurality of autonomous vehicles to form the barricade at the at least one location. In response to the instructions, the plurality of autonomous vehicles are configured to move to the at least one location and form the barricade.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Ravi Durairaj, Gregory Brian Meyer, Oscar Roberto Tijerina, Sean Carl Mitchem, Stacy Callaway Huggar, Ruthie D. Lyle, Nathan Lee Post, Mark Anthony Lopez, Nolan Serrao
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Patent number: 11531952Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for anonymizing and securing digital transactions. These methods and systems describe a server that monitors web applications executing on a user device. Responsive to the web application displaying an input element requesting personally identifiable information of a user, the server inputs encoded user data corresponding to the input element, whereby a web application server hosting the web application does not receive the personally identifiable information of the user. The server then generate an optical code representing the personally identifiable information. Responsive to receiving a request for the personally identifiable information from a shipping entity computing device that scanned the optical code, the server first verifies the shipping entity computing device and then presents the personally identifiable information for display on the shipping entity computing device.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Bryan J. Osterkamp, Cory A. Matheson, Curtis Mark Bell, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Nathan Lee Post, Noe Albert Martinez, David M. Jones, Jr., Oscar Guerra, Janelle Denice Dziuk, Zachery C. Lake, Yevgeniy Viatcheslavovich Khmelev
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Patent number: 11527220Abstract: A method and system of providing a wearable expanded display system for portable computing devices is disclosed. The method includes connecting a head-mounted display system to the portable computing device and anchoring a virtual projection of content from the portable computing device to a screen of the portable computing device to provide the user with an augmented reality viewing experience. The virtual projection can present the content in an enlarged view with richer content options than the smaller screen of the portable computing device. The position of the virtual projection will adapt to changes in pose of the screen to maintain the anchored relationship.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Nathan Lee Post, Carlos Jp Chavez, Deborah Janette Schulz, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Eric David Schroeder, Gabriel Carlos Fernandez, Snehal Desai, Rachel Elizabeth Csabi, Ruthie D. Lyle, Courtney St. Martin
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Patent number: 11439044Abstract: A system to create a dehydrating environment from the waste cooling air from a data center including a drying room above the data center. Waste cooling air dries moisture laden product in the drying room and is returned to the data center. Also, a system to distribute waste cooling air from a data center. The system includes a reservoir tank and a local tank for waste cooling air. Both tanks include insulated walls that assist in maintaining a temperature within the reservoir tank. A reservoir tank blower conveys waste cooling air from the data center into the reservoir tank and pressurizes the interior of the reservoir tank. Pressurized waste cooling air from the data center is delivered from the local tank through the blower when a blower valve is opened.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Bryan J. Osterkamp, Ryan Thomas Russell, Nathan Lee Post, William Preston Culbertson, II, Courtney St. Martin, Ashley Raine Philbrick
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Patent number: 11417205Abstract: Methods and systems for a graduated process of increasing bandwidth and increasing complexity to identify and confirm a location of a target vehicle based on information received from motor vehicles are described. In one embodiment, a method for detection of a target vehicle includes requesting, from one or more remote devices in a geographic area, information associated with a target vehicle. The method also includes receiving, from the one or more remote devices, information associated with the target vehicle. The method further includes determining whether the received information associated with the target vehicle matches the requested information. Upon determining that the received information matches the requested information, the method includes increasing at least one of a bandwidth or a complexity level of the requested information associated with the target vehicle and decreasing the geographic area associated with the request.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Ravi Durairaj, Gregory Brian Meyer, Oscar Roberto Tijerina, Sean Carl Mitchem, Stacy Callaway Huggar, Ruthie D. Lyle, Nathan Lee Post, Mark Anthony Lopez, Nolan Serrao
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Patent number: 11366702Abstract: A method for dynamically allocating computing resources to virtual computing machines in a shared system. An initial allocation is made for each computing resource. Current demand for each computing resource for each of the virtual computing machines is determined to identify changes in current demand. The system identifies a virtual computing machine for which usage of a first computing resource is approaching a first predetermined threshold allotted to the first virtual computing machine. The system identifies a second virtual computing machine in the system for which usage of the first computing resource is less than a second predetermined threshold of the first computing resource allotted to the second virtual computing machine. The server dynamically allocates at least part of the first computing resource from the second virtual computing machine to the first virtual computing machine to meet current demand for the first computing resource in the first virtual computing machine.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Ashley Raine Philbrick, Ryan Thomas Russell, Nathan Lee Post, Bryan J. Osterkamp, William Preston Culbertson, II
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Patent number: 11354155Abstract: A system and method for operating fewer servers near maximum capacity as opposed to operating more servers at low capacity is disclosed. Computational tasks are made as small as possible to be completed within the available capacity of the servers. Computational tasks that are similar may be distributed to the same computing node (including a processor) to improve RAM utilization. Additionally, workloads may be scheduled onto multicore processors to maximize the average number of processing cores utilized per clock cycle.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Nathan Lee Post, Bryan J. Osterkamp, William Preston Culbertson, II, Ryan Thomas Russell, Ashley Raine Philbrick
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Patent number: 11347534Abstract: A data processing system may include servers configured for running virtual machines and a system controller configured to perform the following steps: receiving commands to terminate a hosting session of one or more virtual machines hosted on the servers; making a determination as to how much processing capacity is required of the plurality of host servers to host the remaining virtual machines following the termination of one or more virtual machines; and if hosting the remaining virtual machines requires less than a predetermined amount of processing capacity, moving all other processes from one or more host servers to other host servers and changing the one or more host servers from an online mode in which the one or more host servers are fully powered up to an offline mode in which the one or more host servers utilize a reduced amount of electrical power.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)Inventors: William Preston Culbertson, II, Ryan Thomas Russell, Bryan J. Osterkamp, Nathan Lee Post, Courtney St. Martin, Ashley Raine Philbrick
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Patent number: 11310943Abstract: A system to improve cooling of rack mounted components may include a first rack mounted component including a first motherboard, the first motherboard having a first edge and a second rack mounted component disposed above the first rack mounted component; the second rack mounted component having a second motherboard having a first edge, wherein the second motherboard is similar to the first motherboard. The second motherboard may be disposed above the first motherboard, and wherein the second motherboard is angled with respect to the first motherboard so that the first edge of the second motherboard is non-aligned with the first edge of the first motherboard. In addition, the first motherboard may be arranged horizontally in a first plane and the second mother board may be arranged horizontally in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)Inventors: Bryan J. Osterkamp, Ryan Thomas Russell, William Preston Culbertson, II, Nathan Lee Post, Courtney St. Martin, Ashley Raine Philbrick
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Patent number: 11296510Abstract: A system for controlling power in a facility having an electrical system including an energy storage device and a generator and an associated fuel tank. The fuel tank provides fuel to the generator and has a gauge indicating remaining fuel. Both the energy storage device and the generator operate. The generator may be used to provide power to the facility, the energy storage device, or both simultaneously. A first power consuming device imposes a first load connected to the electrical system and second power consuming device imposes a second load connected to the electrical system. The system receives information related to the loads and calculates an initial estimated run time of the energy storage device, and information related to the first load and information related to the second load. The system selectively removes the second load in a simulation and calculates a second run time of the energy storage device.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: William Preston Culbertson, II, Ryan Thomas Russell, Nathan Lee Post, Bryan J. Osterkamp, Courtney St. Martin, Ashley Raine Philbrick
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Patent number: 11200742Abstract: A method and system of providing guidance and information to customers by presentation of a virtual avatar. The virtual avatar is controlled in real-time by a remote customer service agent. The method includes sharing images of a physical space with the customer service agent, and enabling the customer service agent to project a virtual avatar on the physical space such that the virtual avatar appears to interact and move through the physical space. The dynamic projection of the virtual avatar is received by the customer as an augmentation of their own view of the physical space.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Nathan Lee Post, Carlos JP Chavez, Deborah Janette Schulz, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Eric David Schroeder, Gabriel Carlos Fernandez, Snehal Desai, Rachel Elizabeth Csabi, Ruthie D. Lyle, Courtney St. Martin
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Patent number: 11200869Abstract: A method and system of providing a wearable expanded display system for portable computing devices is disclosed. The method includes connecting a head-mounted display system to the portable computing device and anchoring a virtual projection of content from the portable computing device to a screen of the portable computing device to provide the user with an augmented reality viewing experience. The virtual projection can present the content in an enlarged view with richer content options than the smaller screen of the portable computing device. The position of the virtual projection will adapt to changes in pose of the screen to maintain the anchored relationship.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Nathan Lee Post, Carlos J P Chavez, Deborah Janette Schulz, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Eric David Schroeder, Gabriel Carlos Fernandez, Snehal Desai, Rachel Elizabeth Csabi, Ruthie D. Lyle, Courtney St. Martin
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Patent number: 11180159Abstract: A method and system of intelligently alerting and/or routing vehicles to improve driving safety is disclosed. The method includes sharing data collected by vehicles in different locations to determine whether the presence of dynamically moving objects such as animals and pedestrians will affect traffic conditions for other vehicles on the nearby roadways. If the system determines there is a likelihood of such objects being obstacles to other vehicles, an alert can be automatically presented to the drivers of the impacted vehicles. The method further includes generating routes for the driver that avoid, or limit, the driver's exposure to the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Nathan Lee Post, Carlos J P Chavez, Deborah Janette Schulz, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Eric David Schroeder, Gabriel Carlos Fernandez, Snehal Desai, Rachel Elizabeth Csabi, Ruthie D. Lyle, Courtney St. Martin
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Patent number: 11182226Abstract: A data processing system may include a plurality of host servers, each host server including a device processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon and executable by the processor. The computer readable medium of each server includes instructions for running one or more application.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Courtney St. Martin, Nathan Lee Post, Bryan J. Osterkamp, William Preston Culbertson, II, Ryan Thomas Russell, Ashley Raine Philbrick
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Patent number: 10893634Abstract: A climate control system for electronic equipment may include an electronic equipment room including a plurality of peripheral walls defining a chamber configured to receive a plurality of pieces of electronic equipment and having one or more interior partitions dividing the chamber into two or more subchambers. In addition, the system may also include a cooling system configured to provide the two or more subchambers with different levels of cooling, wherein at least one partition of the one or more interior partitions is movable from a first position defining a first subchamber to a second position defining a second subchamber in a different area of the room than the first subchamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Ryan Thomas Russell, Nathan Lee Post, Bryan J. Osterkamp, William Preston Culbertson, II, Courtney St. Martin, Ashley Raine Philbrick
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Patent number: 10869409Abstract: A system to improve cooling of rack mounted components may include a first rack mounted component including a first motherboard, the first motherboard having a hot area that is generally hotter than other portions of the motherboard, the hot area proximate a first edge. In addition, the system may include a second rack mounted component disposed above the first rack mounted component; the second rack mounted component having a second motherboard, wherein the second motherboard is similar to the first motherboard; the second motherboard having a first edge; wherein the second motherboard is disposed above the first motherboard, and wherein the second motherboard is angled with respect to the first motherboard so that the first edge of the second motherboard is non-aligned with the first edge of the first motherboard.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)Inventors: Bryan J. Osterkamp, Ryan Thomas Russell, William Preston Culbertson, II, Nathan Lee Post, Courtney St. Martin, Ashley Raine Philbrick