Patents by Inventor Shaun Johnston

Shaun Johnston 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: 20240135388
    Abstract: A computer executed process for mimicking human dialog, referred to herein as a “humanoid” or “humanoid system,” can be configured to provide automated customer support. The humanoid can identify a support issue for a customer, as well as a customer support campaign corresponding to the support issue. The humanoid can identify at least one machine learning model associated with the customer support campaign and can communicate with the customer using the at least one machine learning model. The humanoid can execute a support action to resolve the support issue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: David C. White, JR., Jay K. Johnston, Magnus Mortensen, Christopher Shaun Roberts, Kevin D. McCabe
  • Publication number: 20240095461
    Abstract: A computer executed process for mimicking human dialog, referred to herein as a “humanoid” or “humanoid process software,” can be configured to participate in multi-parry conversations. The humanoid can monitor electronic communications in a conversation involving the humanoid and at least one other party. The humanoid can model the electronic communications by uniquely identifying each of the electronic communications as a stream of data. For example, the data can be labeled and sorted in a database and/or arranged in a nodal graph representation. The humanoid can participate in the conversation based on the modeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: David C. White, JR., Christopher Shaun Roberts, Magnus Mortensen, Jay Kemper Johnston
  • Patent number: 9944500
    Abstract: An improved material handling system (15, 115) comprising a material lifting device (16), the material lifting device having a sensor (23) for sensing an operational parameter associated with the material lifting device, a load attachment device (18) configured and arranged to attach a load to the material lifting device, the load attachment device having a data tag (20) containing data regarding one or more parameters associated with the load attachment device, a reader (21) configured and arranged to read the data tag, a processing unit (22) communicating with the reader and the sensor, the processing unit configured and arranged to receive data from the reader and the sensor, and a material handling control device (19) configured and arranged to control operation of the material handling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Columbus McKinnon Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Burkey, Robert T. Bultema, Mark R. Paradowski, Stacie Wingfield, Shaun Johnston, Brett R. McCleary
  • Publication number: 20160016764
    Abstract: An improved material handling system (15, 115) comprising a material lifting device (16), the material lifting device having a sensor (23) for sensing an operational parameter associated with the material lifting device, a load attachment device (18) configured and arranged to attach a load to the material lifting device, the load attachment device having a data tag (20) containing data regarding one or more parameters associated with the load attachment device, a reader (21) configured and arranged to read the data tag, a processing unit (22) communicating with the reader and the sensor, the processing unit configured and arranged to receive data from the reader and the sensor, and a material handling control device (19) configured and arranged to control operation of the material handling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: John R. Burkey, Robert T. Bultema, Mark R. Paradowski, Stacie Wingfield, Shaun Johnston, Brett R. McCleary