Patents by Inventor Timothy Major
Timothy Major 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).
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Patent number: 12134111Abstract: Read events capturing parcel information as a parcel is transported through a facility is received, and a configuration file mapping readers capturing the read events to workspace locations within the facility is accessed. Utilizing the read events and configuration file, one or more locations are determined for a parcel being transported through a facility. The locations may form a most likely path, or sequence of locations, through the facility. The determined locations may be utilized for generating one or more graphical user interface elements for tracking parcel and/or other operational aspects. For example, a graphical user interface may indicate errors, such as errors in the parcel's path and slowdowns, detected from the read events. Additionally, volume of parcels over time may be determined from the read events. Further, a graphical user interface may indicate employee performance based on errors and/or read events attributed to the employee.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Mallory Freeman, Timothy Major, David Wu, Lauren Skorb, Matthew Britton
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Publication number: 20240037484Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining a parcel position error based on a comparison of load data and configuration data are provided. Embodiments describe a number of methods of determining the parcel position error such as by determining a parcel path from the load data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Mallory FREEMAN, Timothy MAJOR, David WU, Lauren SKORB, Matthew BRITTON
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Publication number: 20230379068Abstract: Various embodiments employ multiple readers and tags in fixed locations in different geographical areas and/or along different storage units. This allows for more granular or precise location sensing. Particular embodiments employ multiple environment tags in various geographical locations and within multiple storage units. Using this new infrastructure setup, some embodiments can perform new functionality by predicting whether a target asset is in a particular geographical location, predict whether the asset is within a particular storage unit based on the proportion of readers mapped to that shelf which are actually reading the tag on the asset, and/or can predict where an asset's exact location in the located storage unit is based on comparing indications of signal strength values between each reader and tag in the storage unit with other indications of signal strength values between each reader and the tag that is attached to the asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Mallory Freeman, Timothy Major, Matthew Britton, Lauren Skorb
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Publication number: 20230364650Abstract: Read events capturing parcel information as a parcel is transported through a facility is received, and a configuration file mapping readers capturing the read events to workspace locations within the facility is accessed. Utilizing the read events and configuration file, one or more locations are determined for a parcel being transported through a facility. The locations may form a most likely path, or sequence of locations, through the facility. The determined locations may be utilized for generating one or more graphical user interface elements for tracking parcel and/or other operational aspects. For example, a graphical user interface may indicate errors, such as errors in the parcel's path and slowdowns, detected from the read events. Additionally, volume of parcels over time may be determined from the read events. Further, a graphical user interface may indicate employee performance based on errors and/or read events attributed to the employee.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Mallory FREEMAN, Timothy MAJOR, David WU, Lauren SKORB, Matthew BRITTON
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Patent number: 11816751Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining a parcel position error based on a comparison of load data and configuration data are provided. Embodiments describe a number of methods of determining the parcel position error such as by determining a parcel path from the load data.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Mallory Freeman, Timothy Major, David Wu, Lauren Skorb, Matthew Britton
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Patent number: 11752522Abstract: Read events capturing parcel information as a parcel is transported through a facility is received, and a configuration file mapping readers capturing the read events to workspace locations within the facility is accessed. Utilizing the read events and configuration file, one or more locations are determined for a parcel being transported through a facility. The locations may form a most likely path, or sequence of locations, through the facility. The determined locations may be utilized for generating one or more graphical user interface elements for tracking parcel and/or other operational aspects. For example, a graphical user interface may indicate errors, such as errors in the parcel's path and slowdowns, detected from the read events. Additionally, volume of parcels over time may be determined from the read events. Further, a graphical user interface may indicate employee performance based on errors and/or read events attributed to the employee.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Mallory Freeman, Timothy Major, David Wu, Lauren Skorb, Matthew Britton
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Patent number: 11742964Abstract: Various embodiments employ multiple readers and tags in fixed locations in different geographical areas and/or along different storage units. This allows for more granular or precise location sensing. Particular embodiments employ multiple environment tags in various geographical locations and within multiple storage units. Using this new infrastructure setup, some embodiments can perform new functionality by predicting whether a target asset is in a particular geographical location, predict whether the asset is within a particular storage unit based on the proportion of readers mapped to that shelf which are actually reading the tag on the asset, and/or can predict where an asset's exact location in the located storage unit is based on comparing indications of signal strength values between each reader and tag in the storage unit with other indications of signal strength values between each reader and the tag that is attached to the asset.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: United Parcel Services of America, Inc.Inventors: Mallory Freeman, Timothy Major, Matthew Britton, Lauren Skorb
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Publication number: 20220309604Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining a parcel position error based on a comparison of load data and configuration data are provided. Embodiments describe a number of methods of determining the parcel position error such as by determining a parcel path from the load data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: MALLORY FREEMAN, Timothy Major, David Wu, Lauren Skorb, Matthew Britton
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Publication number: 20220207473Abstract: Various embodiments employ multiple readers and tags in fixed locations in different geographical areas and/or along different storage units. This allows for more granular or precise location sensing. Particular embodiments employ multiple environment tags in various geographical locations and within multiple storage units. Using this new infrastructure setup, some embodiments can perform new functionality by predicting whether a target asset is in a particular geographical location, predict whether the asset is within a particular storage unit based on the proportion of readers mapped to that shelf which are actually reading the tag on the asset, and/or can predict where an asset's exact location in the located storage unit is based on comparing indications of signal strength values between each reader and tag in the storage unit with other indications of signal strength values between each reader and the tag that is attached to the asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Mallory Freeman, Timothy Major, Matthew Britton, Lauren Skorb
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Patent number: 11354765Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining a parcel position error based on a comparison of load data and configuration data are provided. Embodiments describe a number of methods of determining the parcel position error such as by determining a parcel path from the load data.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Mallory Freeman, Timothy Major, David Wu, Lauren Skorb, Matthew Britton
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Publication number: 20220138885Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining a parcel position error based on a comparison of load data and configuration data are provided. Embodiments describe a number of methods of determining the parcel position error such as by determining a parcel path from the load data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Mallory Freeman, Timothy Major, David Wu, Lauren Skorb, Matthew Britton
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Publication number: 20220126326Abstract: Read events capturing parcel information as a parcel is transported through a facility is received, and a configuration file mapping readers capturing the read events to workspace locations within the facility is accessed. Utilizing the read events and configuration file, one or more locations are determined for a parcel being transported through a facility. The locations may form a most likely path, or sequence of locations, through the facility. The determined locations may be utilized for generating one or more graphical user interface elements for tracking parcel and/or other operational aspects. For example, a graphical user interface may indicate errors, such as errors in the parcel's path and slowdowns, detected from the read events. Additionally, volume of parcels over time may be determined from the read events. Further, a graphical user interface may indicate employee performance based on errors and/or read events attributed to the employee.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Mallory Freeman, Timothy Major, David Wu, Lauren Skorb, Matthew Britton
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Publication number: 20070006500Abstract: The current invention is a permanent reflective safety curb address that replaces the historic, painted curb address markers with a strong durable, no maintenance, day or night visible legible, evenly spaced, bold, clear, sharp, large font numbers or letters, prismatic lens reflective system, which is permanently printed into the glass or polycarbonate bullet proof address marker with non-toxic, non-fade, non-rub-off, weather resistant, permanent address marker which are protected from vehicle tire contact by a bumper brick overhanging tire rub protector, uses, uses glue that attaches in minutes and lasts for years, provides city logo, county logo, street name and street address, as well in Braille, which provides a greater amount of safety by communicating with fire, police and ambulance reliable address markings instantaneouslyType: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2005Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: Timothy Major, Bradford Sorensen