Patents by Inventor T. Allen

T. Allen 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).

  • Optical assembly with form-analogous optics for translucent luminaire
    Patent number: 9784432
    Abstract: An optical assembly includes a first reflector having a reflective surface with a first lateral extent, and a second reflector having a reflective surface with a smaller, second lateral extent. The second reflector is disposed such that the second reflective surface opposes the first reflective surface with a space therebetween. A light emitter couples with the first reflector such that the light emitter emits light along a central axis, away from the first reflector and toward the second reflector. A translucent diffuser substantially spans the space between the first and second reflectors. A majority of the light emitted by the light emitter reflects from the first and second reflectors, and impinges on and passes through the diffuser. A luminaire that includes the optical assembly also includes an outer shell having a form that is analogous to a shape of the diffuser of the optical assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Robert T. Allen, Mark Jongewaard, Jamie R. Graves, Dylan O. Jonsgaard, Chad Hilton
  • Real time usability feedback with sentiment analysis
    Patent number: 9760913
    Abstract: Providing user software feedback and conflict resolution from a kiosk device. A computer of the kiosk captures audio and visual data from a user during an interaction between the user and software of the kiosk device. The computer analyzes the audio data and visual data to determine at least a sentiment of the user relative to the interaction and determines a score for the interaction. If the score is greater than a threshold, the computer determining at least a portion of the software needs improvement based on the score and the determined sentiment of the user during the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark T. Allen, Amy M. Gill, Scott M. Guminy
  • TECHNIQUES FOR NAVIGATING UAVs USING GROUND-BASED TRANSMITTERS
    Publication number: 20170199269
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable storage media for navigating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using signals of opportunity are disclosed. The UAV may include a receiver for detecting a plurality of signals at two or more receiver elements. The UAV may estimate an angle of arrival (AoA) for at least two signals of the plurality of signals, and may estimate a position of the receiver based, at least in part, on the AoA for each of the at least two signals. Known locations of the transmitters that are transmitting the at least two signals may be used in conjunction with the AoAs to determine the estimate of the position of the receiver. More than two signals may be used to localize the estimated position of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher T. Allen, Shawn Shahriar Keshmiri, Masud Al Aziz
  • GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED HIGHLY AVAILABLE MAILBOX
    Publication number: 20170111434
    Abstract: A geographically distributed highly available mailbox system that includes at least first and second data centers servicing different geographical locations. A payload is received by at least one server of the first data center from a first user to be later accessed by a second user. A server from a second data center replicates the payload from the server of the first data center and the first server of the first data center sends notification to the first user that a payload has been uploaded successfully and sends out notification to the second user that the payload has been uploaded. When the second user sends a request to access the payload, the second user is directed to either the first data center or the second data center based on which data center can provide the second user with the quickest access to the payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Mark T. Allen, Scott M. Guminy, Vincent M. Tkac
  • Chair
    Patent number: D754463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: T. Allen Frye
  • Automobile rear bumper
    Patent number: D760137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Vincent J Galante, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D765002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Paul M Hoste, Brian H Nielander, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D766804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Goodrich, Mohamad Hammoud, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D780086
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Vincent J Galante, Brian H Nielander, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D781198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: John S Owens, Vincent J Galante, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D781201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Deyan Ninov, Vincent J Galante, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D781766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Vincent J Galante, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D782383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: John S Owens, Vincent J Galante, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D782952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Deyan Ninov, Vincent J Galante, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D783496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Glover, Vincent J Galante, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D787406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Chris Piscitelli, Brian H Nielander, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D794530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Taylor A Langhals, Vincent J Galante, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile
    Patent number: D800022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Chris Piscitelli, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D800044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Rimon Ghobrial, Vincent J Galante, Mark T Allen
  • Automobile
    Patent number: D801860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Chris Piscitelli, Mark T Allen