Patents by Inventor Robin Clark

Robin Clark 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: 11853958
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments for estimating shipping costs of items purchased on an online market. An embodiment operates by detecting a sales transaction between a seller and a buyer for an item via an online marketplace. An item vector representing the item as created by a deep learning model based on a plurality of characteristics associated with the item is received. A set of proximate vectors to the item vector, each of the proximate vectors corresponding to a past listings where a past shipping cost from shipping a product in the past listing is known are identified. A weighted average is calculated from the past shipping cost of each of the past listings. A dimensional weight of the item is estimated based on the weight average, and a shipping cost for the item is estimated based on the estimated dimensional weight prior to providing the item to a carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MERCARI, INC.
    Inventors: Mohammad-Mahdi Mozzami, Lawrence Cate, Masonori Uehara, Eric Turner, Robin Clark, Yu Ishikawa, Chiaki Osaka
  • Patent number: 11651329
    Abstract: Provided herein are various embodiments of using machine readable technologies for the smart shipping of multiple products. An embodiment operates by receiving a request from a seller to ship a plurality of items that have been sold via an electronic marketplace. Information pertinent to shipping each of the plurality of items is predicted. A shipping company to ship the plurality of items is selected and provided the predicted information. A single machine readable code for shipping the plurality of items using the identified shipping company is determined based at least in part on the predicted information. A confirmation is received from the computing system of the shipping company responsive to the single machine readable code being scanned by a computing device of the computing system of the shipping company, the confirmation indicating that one or more of the plurality of items have been received by shipping company for shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: MERCARI, INC.
    Inventors: Brad Ellis, Dai Okabayashi, Robin Clark, Tadasu Isogawa
  • Publication number: 20230127311
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments for estimating shipping costs of items purchased on an online market. An embodiment operates by detecting a sales transaction between a seller and a buyer for an item via an online marketplace. An item vector representing the item as created by a deep learning model based on a plurality of characteristics associated with the item is received. A set of proximate vectors to the item vector, each of the proximate vectors corresponding to a past listings where a past shipping cost from shipping a product in the past listing is known are identified. A weighted average is calculated from the past shipping cost of each of the past listings. A dimensional weight of the item is estimated based on the weight average, and a shipping cost for the item is estimated based on the estimated dimensional weight prior to providing the item to a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Mercant, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad-Mahdi MOZZAMI, Lawrence Cate, Masonori Uehara, Eric Turner, Robin Clark, Yu Ishikawa, Chiaki Osaka
  • Patent number: 11544661
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for estimating shipping costs of items purchased in an online market using machine learning techniques. By determining in real-time the dimensional weight of an item with reference to a machine learning model describing past transactions, a buyer and seller in the online market can finalize the transaction in real-time. The machine learning model further implements a bias within the machine learning algorithm towards heavier estimation to avoid undercharging the market participants for shipping costs. One embodiment involves using these cost-estimation techniques in the context of a local shipping feature, which allows buyers and sellers to schedule a same-day delivery by seamlessly involving a local carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Mercari, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad-Mahdi Mozzami, Lawrie Crate, Masanori Uehara, Eric Turner, Robin Clark, Yu Ishikawa, Chiaki Osaka
  • Publication number: 20220036303
    Abstract: Provided herein are various embodiments of using machine readable technologies for the smart shipping of multiple products. An embodiment operates by receiving a request from a seller to ship a plurality of items that have been sold via an electronic marketplace. Information pertinent to shipping each of the plurality of items is predicted. A shipping company to ship the plurality of items is selected and provided the predicted information. A single machine readable code for shipping the plurality of items using the identified shipping company is determined based at least in part on the predicted information. A confirmation is received from the computing system of the shipping company responsive to the single machine readable code being scanned by a computing device of the computing system of the shipping company, the confirmation indicating that one or more of the plurality of items have been received by shipping company for shipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: BRAD ELLIS, DAI OKABAYASHI, ROBIN CLARK, TADASU ISOGAWA
  • Patent number: 11182735
    Abstract: Provided herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for using innovative computer technologies to enable smart shipping of items sold from sellers to buyers. An embodiment performs operations that include: predicting shipping information for shipping an item associated with a first user to a destination designated by a second user, including determining a category of the item to identify similar items from a historical database; storing at least some of the shipping information in databases of an Internet site; and generating a machine readable code associated with the item or the shipping information, wherein a shipper uses information from scanning the code to access and retrieve the shipping information from the databases of the site using an application programming interface (API) of the site, and wherein the shipper uses the retrieved shipping information to ship the item to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MERCARI, INC.
    Inventors: Brad Ellis, Dai Okabayashi, Robin Clark, Tadasu Isogawa
  • Publication number: 20210319399
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for estimating shipping costs of items purchased in an online market using machine learning techniques. By determining in real-time the dimensional weight of an item with reference to a machine learning model describing past transactions, a buyer and seller in the online market can finalize the transaction in real-time. The machine learning model further implements a bias within the machine learning algorithm towards heavier estimation to avoid undercharging the market participants for shipping costs. One embodiment involves using these cost-estimation techniques in the context of a local shipping feature, which allows buyers and sellers to schedule a same-day delivery by seamlessly involving a local carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Mohammad-Mahdi MOZZAMI, Lawrie CRATE, Masanori UEHARA, Eric TURNER, Robin CLARK, Yu ISHIKAWA, Chiaki OSAKA
  • Publication number: 20200160266
    Abstract: Provided herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for using innovative computer technologies to enable smart shipping of items sold from sellers to buyers. An embodiment performs operations that include: predicting shipping information for shipping an item associated with a first user to a destination designated by a second user, including determining a category of the item to identify similar items from a historical database; storing at least some of the shipping information in databases of an Internet site; and generating a machine readable code associated with the item or the shipping information, wherein a shipper uses information from scanning the code to access and retrieve the shipping information from the databases of the site using an application programming interface (API) of the site, and wherein the shipper uses the retrieved shipping information to ship the item to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Brad Ellis, Dai Okabayashi, Robin Clark, Tadasu Isogawa
  • Patent number: 10410482
    Abstract: Audio level indicators are known which comprise moving needles, or an array of lights, or an illuminated bar. However, the way in which they provide information is fixed. A programmable audio level indicator for use with a mixing desk is provided which comprises a first light source arranged to emit a coloured light, in response to an audio signal received from a connected audio source, to indicate the audio level of that received signal, the indicator arranged to vary the colour and intensity of the light emitted as the audio level changes, wherein the indicator is configured such that the audio levels at which the colour changes are selectable, the indicator further configured such that the colour emitted to indicate an audio level, or range of audio levels, is also selectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Allen & Heath Ltd
    Inventor: Robin Clark
  • Publication number: 20190066456
    Abstract: Audio level indicators are known which comprise moving needles, or an array of lights, or an illuminated bar. However, the way in which they provide information is fixed. A programmable audio level indicator for use with a mixing desk is provided which comprises a first light source arranged to emit a coloured light, in response to an audio signal received from a connected audio source, to indicate the audio level of that received signal, the indicator arranged to vary the colour and intensity of the light emitted as the audio level changes, wherein the indicator is configured such that the audio levels at which the colour changes are selectable, the indicator further configured such that the colour emitted to indicate an audio level, or range of audio levels, is also selectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Allen & Heath Ltd
    Inventor: Robin Clark
  • Patent number: 9321736
    Abstract: The present invention provides a class of pyrimidinedione cyclohexyl compounds and methods of using these compounds as glucocorticoid receptor modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Clark, George Hynd, Nicholas Ray, Mohammad Sajad
  • Publication number: 20150065532
    Abstract: The present invention provides a class of pyrimidinedione cyclohexyl compounds and methods of using these compounds as glucocorticoid receptor modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Robin Clark, George Hynd, Nicholas Ray, Mohammad Sajad
  • Patent number: 8906917
    Abstract: The present invention provides a class of pyrimidinedione cyclohexyl compounds and methods of using these compounds as glucocorticoid receptor modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Clark, George Hynd, Nicholas Ray, Mohammad Sajad
  • Patent number: 8889867
    Abstract: The present invention provides amorphous solid forms of the compound of Formula I, as well as methods for preparing the compound of Formula I by precipitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Clark, Doug Fry
  • Patent number: D744983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Allen & Heath Limited
    Inventors: Glenn Rogers, Robin Clark, Mike Williamson, Carey Davies, James Wrigley, Alex Money, John Danning, David Price, Ian McBurney, Simon Trethewey, David Cook, David Biggs, Niall Dunican, Chris Lock
  • Patent number: D745491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Allen & Heath Limited
    Inventors: Glenn Rogers, Robin Clark, Mike Williamson, Carey Davies, James Wrigley, Alex Money, John Danning, David Price, Ian McBurney, Simon Trethewey, David Cook, David Biggs, Niall Dunican
  • Patent number: D780718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Allen & Heath Limited
    Inventors: Antony Ian Jackson, Ian McBurney, David Leonard Price, Simon Trethewey, James Ian Wrigley, David Haughton, Andrew Bell, Jeffrey Simpson, Alexander Money, Alisdair Gray, Nicola Beretta, Christopher Lock, John Edwards, Glenn Rogers, Robin Clark
  • Patent number: D824880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Allen & Heath Limited
    Inventors: Antony Ian Jackson, Ian McBurney, David Leonard Price, Simon Trethewey, James Ian Wrigley, David Haughton, Andrew Bell, Jeffrey Simpson, Alexander Money, Alisdair Gray, Nicola Beretta, Christopher Lock, John Edwards, Glenn Rogers, Robin Clark
  • Patent number: D824881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Allen & Heath Limited
    Inventors: Antony Ian Jackson, Ian McBurney, David Leonard Price, Simon Trethewey, James Ian Wrigley, David Haughton, Andrew Bell, Jeffrey Simpson, Alexander Money, Alisdair Gray, Nicola Beretta, Christopher Lock, John Edwards, Glenn Rogers, Robin Clark
  • Patent number: D890722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Allen & Heath Limited
    Inventors: James Ian Wrigley, David Biggs, Alexander Money, Alisdair Gray, John Arthur James Danning, David Cook, Phil Dover, Robin Clark, Mike Simpson, David Bottomley, Pawel Kozinski