Patents by Inventor Pratik Bansal

Pratik Bansal 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: 12330553
    Abstract: A vehicle may comprise an actuator system. The actuator system may comprise an indicia portion (e.g., a retroreflector, etc.), a masking element that exposes the indicia portion in a first state and covers the indicia portion in a second state, and a linkage coupling the masking element to an actuator. In the case of a bidirectional vehicle, operation of the actuator may be based at least in part on a determination of the vehicle changing a direction of travel. The actuator system may cause a first set of one or more actuator systems disposed on a first end of the vehicle to transition from a first state to a second state and/or cause a second set of one or more actuator systems disposed on a second end opposite the first end of the vehicle to transition from the second state to the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Reginaldo Alves De Almeida, Pratik Bansal, Roberto Dlacic, Anthony Earl, Christopher Lawrence Jackson, Da Liu, Carter William McEathron, Ryan William McGaughey, Fabricio Cesar Oda, Amanda Brown Prescott, Jesse Ian Walker
  • Publication number: 20240270160
    Abstract: A vehicle may comprise an actuator system. The actuator system may comprise an indicia portion (e.g., a retroreflector, etc.), a masking element that exposes the indicia portion in a first state and covers the indicia portion in a second state, and a linkage coupling the masking element to an actuator. In the case of a bidirectional vehicle, operation of the actuator may be based at least in part on a determination of the vehicle changing a direction of travel. The actuator system may cause a first set of one or more actuator systems disposed on a first end of the vehicle to transition from a first state to a second state and/or cause a second set of one or more actuator systems disposed on a second end opposite the first end of the vehicle to transition from the second state to the first state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Reginaldo Alves de Almeida, Pratik Bansal, Roberto Dlacic, Anthony Earl, Christopher Lawrence Jackson, Da Liu, Carter William McEathron, Ryan William McGaughey, Fabricio Cesar Oda, Amanda Brown Prescott, Jesse Ian Walker
  • Patent number: 11188876
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to real-time matching. As changes in data occur in a system, these changes are immediately used by running models implemented in the system to provide users with real-time personalized results. Concurrently, the system is continuously learning from these same changes to build test models, which are built upon the running models (which reflect past knowledge) using the current knowledge. The running models are continuously evolving as they are updated with the test models. A model implemented by the system is a match model, which is configured to intelligently determine which members are available for a new job and to provide a user with at least one member from that pool of available members who satisfies a search criteria specified by the user. The user's actions and the available member's actions are both immediately captured, analyzed and reflected in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: UPWORK INC.
    Inventors: Vivek Gupta, Venkata Sunil K. Yarram, Pratik Bansal, Rajasekhar L. Kovuru
  • Publication number: 20120198324
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide novel systems and methods for providing notation of webpages and implementing real-time communication mechanisms around such notations. The embodiments enable a user to comment of webpages and share such content with other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Ruchi Mahajan, Pratik Bansal