Patents by Inventor Neil Fernandes

Neil Fernandes 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).

  • Publication number: 20240098455
    Abstract: A system receives a service request sent from a computing device of a user, which identifies a service to be provided. The system then identifies potential locations based on the service request and historical data. These locations are assessed based on predetermined criteria, including an amount of successful and unsuccessful service requests at each location according to the historical data. After a location is chosen, the user's acceptance is obtained. Upon receiving this acceptance, the system generates and sends navigation instructions from the provider's current position to the selected location to a second computing device associated with the provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Neil Fernandes, Shivendra Pratap Singh, Krishna Aditya Gabbita, Aditya Somani
  • Patent number: 11864057
    Abstract: A network system receives a service request sent from a computing device of a user. The service request identifies a service to be provided by a provider and a service request location. In response to receiving the service request, the network system identifies a plurality of candidate locations. The network system selects the location from a plurality of candidate locations according to predetermined criteria including a frequency measurement of each candidate location. The network system replaces the service request location with the selected location. The network system sends the selected location to the computing device. Responsive to receiving an acceptance of the selected location from the computing device, the network system generates navigation instructions for the provider from a current location of the provider to the selected location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Fernandes, Shivendra Pratap Singh, Krishna Aditya Gabbita, Aditya Somani
  • Publication number: 20220109952
    Abstract: A network system receives a service request sent from a computing device of a user. The service request identifies a service to be provided by a provider and a service request location. In response to receiving the service request, the network system identifies a plurality of candidate locations. The network system selects the location from a plurality of candidate locations according to predetermined criteria including a frequency measurement of each candidate location. The network system replaces the service request location with the selected location. The network system sends the selected location to the computing device. Responsive to receiving an acceptance of the selected location from the computing device, the network system generates navigation instructions for the provider from a current location of the provider to the selected location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Neil Fernandes, Shivendra Pratap Singh, Krishna Aditya Gabbita, Aditya Somani
  • Publication number: 20160042427
    Abstract: A product search engine uses web-crawling software to index textual webpage content from multiple internet sources. The product data obtained from the web-crawling process is then granulized by parsing methods into key words, such as, words and/or phrases. These components are compared with existing key words from search queries or webpage content. Each key word includes component tags, where the component tags map each component to product classification information in the form of structural parameters; and other product information such as, URLs, product images and product descriptions. When at least one matching key word is found, structural parameters are extracted from the matching components and assigned to the received key words. A search results webpage including product information grouped by associated structural parameter may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Shashidhar A. Thakur, Neil Fernandes
  • Patent number: 9171088
    Abstract: A product search engine uses web-crawling software to index textual webpage content from multiple internet sources. The product data obtained from the web-crawling process is then granulized by parsing methods into key words, such as, words and/or phrases. These components are compared with existing key words from search queries or webpage content. Each key word includes component tags, where the component tags map each component to product classification information in the form of structural parameters; and other product information such as, URLs, product images and product descriptions. When at least one matching key word is found, structural parameters are extracted from the matching components and assigned to the received key words. A search results webpage including product information grouped by associated structural parameter may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Shashidhar A. Thakur, Neil Fernandes
  • Publication number: 20120259882
    Abstract: A product search engine uses web-crawling software to index textual webpage content from multiple internet sources. The product data obtained from the web-crawling process is then granulized by parsing methods into key words, such as, words and/or phrases. These components are compared with existing key words from search queries or webpage content. Each key word includes component tags, where the component tags map each component to product classification information in the form of structural parameters; and other product information such as, URLs, product images and product descriptions. When at least one matching key word is found, structural parameters are extracted from the matching components and assigned to the received key words. A search results webpage including product information grouped by associated structural parameter may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Shashidhar A. Thakur, Neil Fernandes
  • Publication number: 20070099065
    Abstract: In a tubular solid-oxide fuel cell, current is collected from an inner anode layer at one or more discrete points along the length of the fuel cell that are accessible from the outside of the fuel cell. Current can be collected from the anode layer at both ends of the fuel cell, once in the center of the fuel cell, or at any of a multitude of axial points along the length of the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Jolyon Rawson, Michael Brown, Neil Fernandes, Norman Bessette, Douglas Schmidt
  • Patent number: 6841284
    Abstract: In one disclosed embodiment according to the invention, a fuel cell system for generating electrical power comprises: an open-ended tubular solid oxide fuel cell; a first fuel injector tube extending from a first fuel plenum chamber through one open end of the fuel cell; and a second fuel injector tube extending from a second fuel plenum chamber through another open end of the fuel cell; wherein the first and second fuel injector tubes form a gap within the fuel cell from which a hydrogen-containing fuel gas may flow towards the open ends of the fuel cell. Further related systems and method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Acumentrics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Brown, Basil Fenton, Kevin Gaw, Neil Fernandes, Gary A. Mook, Hugh L. Smith, Geoffrey Tompsett, Caine Finnerty, Anthony F. Litka, Virginie Bouvier, Kevin H. Negrotti
  • Publication number: 20030203263
    Abstract: In one disclosed embodiment according to the invention, a fuel cell system for generating electrical power comprises: an open-ended tubular solid oxide fuel cell; a first fuel injector tube extending from a first fuel plenum chamber through one open end of the fuel cell; and a second fuel injector tube extending from a second fuel plenum chamber through another open end of the fuel cell; wherein the first and second fuel injector tubes form a gap within the fuel cell from which a hydrogen-containing fuel gas may flow towards the open ends of the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Brown, Basil Fenton, Kevin Gaw, Neil Fernandes, Gary A. Mook, Hugh L. Smith, Geoffrey Tompsett, Caine Finnerty, Anthony F. Litka, Virginie Bouvier, Kevin H. Negrotti