Patents by Inventor Pirooz Najafi

Pirooz Najafi 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: 11954653
    Abstract: A system includes first and second sensors, and a computing system. The first sensor measures a first property of a first piece of equipment, and the second sensor measures a second property of a second piece of equipment. The computing system includes a processor and memory, which stores a condition that depends on both the first property and the second property. Satisfaction of the condition indicates that maintenance of the first piece of equipment should be prioritized over maintenance of the second piece of equipment. The processor receives the measured first property and the measured second property. In response to determining, based on the measured first and second properties, that the third condition is satisfied, transmits an alert for display on a user device. The alert indicates that maintenance of the first piece of equipment has a higher priority than maintenance of the second piece of equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Shahid Quraishi, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Matthew O'Daniel Redmond, John Robert Keller, Pirooz Najafi
  • Publication number: 20230159317
    Abstract: A system includes a sensor and a computing system. The sensor is coupled to a syrup line of the beverage dispenser and is configured to measure a pressure within the line. The syrup line is coupled at a first end to a syrup bag and at a second end to a pump configured to pump syrup from the syrup bag to an outlet of the beverage dispenser. The pump is operated using pressurized gas and generates a pressure corresponding to the pressure of the gas within the syrup line when both the syrup bag is full and the outlet of the beverage dispenser is closed. The sensor transmits a measured pressure to the computing system. The computing system determines that the measured pressure is less than a threshold pressure. In response, the processor transmits an alert for display on a user device, which identifies the syrup bag for replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Pirooz Najafi, John Robert Keller, Matthew O'Daniel Redmond
  • Publication number: 20100177596
    Abstract: Systems and methods of adaptive carrier modulation for acoustic telemetry. A method of transmitting an acoustic signal through a wellbore medium includes propagating the acoustic signal through the wellbore medium, the acoustic signal including symbols modulated on a carrier frequency, and the carrier frequency being changed during transmission of each of the symbols. A wellbore acoustic telemetry system includes a transmitter which propagates an acoustic signal through a wellbore medium in a manner such that the acoustic signal includes symbols modulated on a carrier frequency, with the carrier frequency being changed during transmission of each of the symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin D. Fink, Pirooz Najafi