Patents by Inventor Todd Brown

Todd Brown 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: 11842318
    Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities for tracking an item delivery are provided. In one embodiment, an item is associated with a vehicle (e.g., manned or unmanned terrestrial vehicle, nautical vehicle, and/or aerial vehicle) by updating item data in a database. An item tracking session is then generated based on the item data. Upon the determination that session availability trigger has occurred, access to the item tracking session is provided to a user. Data representing an updated location of the delivery vehicle is then used to update the item data to indicate the current location of the item as the updated location of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Sumeet Pradeep Shroff, Kenny Takano Takahashi, Jeffrey J. Horne, Thomas V. Hoffmann, Michael J. Donohue, Ferdinand So, Julian Pulfrey, Michael Kerr, Larry Augsburger, Todd Brown, Susan Ruggles, Shane Hennessy, John Brelesky
  • Patent number: 11600392
    Abstract: The technology uses aggregated health data and outbreak models to conduct differential diagnosis and provide risk assessments that indicate a likelihood of contracting COVID-19. A healthcare organization server provides COVID-19 diagnostic kits and health applications to participating computing devices that log user health data and registers contacts with other participating users via wireless interactions. The organization compares received data with data received from computing devices from a plurality of other users and identifies common occurrences. The server creates an outbreak model of a geographic region based on the data. The server communicates a determined likelihood of contracting COVID-19 of the user to the user computing device. The server provides the outbreak model to the user, healthcare workers, or others for use in responding to the outbreak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Pardis Sabeti, Andres Colubri, Todd Brown
  • Publication number: 20220027846
    Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities for tracking an item delivery are provided. In one embodiment, an item is associated with a vehicle (e.g., manned or unmanned terrestrial vehicle, nautical vehicle, and/or aerial vehicle) by updating item data in a database. An item tracking session is then generated based on the item data. Upon the determination that session availability trigger has occurred, access to the item tracking session is provided to a user. Data representing an updated location of the delivery vehicle is then used to update the item data to indicate the current location of the item as the updated location of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Sumeet Pradeep Shroff, Kenny Takano Takahashi, Jeffrey J. Horne, Thomas V. Hoffmann, Michael J. Donohue, Ferdinand So, Julian Pulfrey, Michael Kerr, Larry Augsburger, Todd Brown, Susan Ruggles, Shane Hennessy, John Brelesky
  • Patent number: 11151510
    Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities for tracking an item delivery are provided. In one embodiment, an item is associated with a vehicle (e.g., manned or unmanned terrestrial vehicle, nautical vehicle, and/or aerial vehicle) by updating item data in a database. An item tracking session is then generated based on the item data. Upon the determination that session availability trigger has occurred, access to the item tracking session is provided to a user. Data representing an updated location of the delivery vehicle is then used to update the item data to indicate the current location of the item as the updated location of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sumeet Pradeep Shroff, Kenny Takano Takahashi, Jeffrey J. Horne, Thomas V. Hoffmann, Michael J. Donohue, Ferdinand So, Julian Pulfrey, Michael Kerr, Larry Augsburger, Todd Brown, Susan Ruggles, Shane Hennessy, John Brelesky
  • Publication number: 20210151198
    Abstract: The technology uses aggregated health data and outbreak models to conduct differential diagnosis and provide risk assessments that indicate a likelihood of contracting COVID-19. A healthcare organization server provides COVID-19 diagnostic kits and health applications to participating computing devices that log user health data and registers contacts with other participating users via wireless interactions. The organization compares received data with data received from computing devices from a plurality of other users and identifies common occurrences. The server creates an outbreak model of a geographic region based on the data. The server communicates a determined likelihood of contracting COVID-19 of the user to the user computing device. The server provides the outbreak model to the user, healthcare workers, or others for use in responding to the outbreak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Pardis Sabeti, Andres Colubri, Todd Brown
  • Publication number: 20210050116
    Abstract: The technology uses aggregated health data and outbreak models to conduct differential diagnosis and provide risk assessments that indicate a likelihood of contracting COVID-19. A healthcare organization server provides COVID-19 diagnostic kits and health applications to participating computing devices that log user health data and registers contacts with other participating users via wireless interactions. The organization compares received data with data received from computing devices from a plurality of other users and identifies common occurrences. The server creates an outbreak model of a geographic region based on the data. The server communicates a determined likelihood of contracting COVID-19 of the user to the user computing device. The server provides the outbreak model to the user, healthcare workers, or others for use in responding to the outbreak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Pardis SABETI, Andres Colubri, Todd Brown
  • Publication number: 20190126938
    Abstract: Integrated performance braking is disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a hand-operated lever of a vehicle, a data interface to operatively couple the lever to an anti-lock braking system (ABS) of the vehicle, and a brake controller to cause at least one wheel of the vehicle to lock via the ABS when the lever is rotated to a defined angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: John Wicks, Evert Hendrik Aalt Kasteel, Todd Brown
  • Patent number: 10272925
    Abstract: Integrated performance braking is disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a hand-operated lever of a vehicle, a data interface to operatively couple the lever to an anti-lock braking system (ABS) of the vehicle, and a brake controller to cause at least one wheel of the vehicle to lock via the ABS when the lever is rotated to a defined angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Wicks, Evert Hendrik Aalt Kasteel, Todd Brown
  • Patent number: 10147171
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating regional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images and roadmap images with landmarks. In one embodiment, a method comprises generating a mask from a set of mask images of an anatomy of a subject, and generating a masked image by applying the mask to acquired image data of the anatomy of the subject, including weighting the mask differently inside a region of interest (ROI) of the image than outside the ROI, the weighting inside ROI independent of the weighting outside the ROI. In this way, a user may be able to adjust a relative magnitude of subtraction inside and outside the ROI, and thus be able to visualize both vasculature and landmarks within the same image frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Todd Brown, Timothy Skuster, James Zhengshe Liu
  • Patent number: 9999310
    Abstract: A hanging system is disclosed. The hanging system is especially adapted to couple with travel bags of various sizes for holding garments and accessories in place when traveling or commuting. A second embodiment includes a hangar accessory which allows the hanging system to be mounted from a standard hanging rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Inventor: Todd Brown
  • Publication number: 20180082420
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating regional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images and roadmap images with landmarks. In one embodiment, a method comprises generating a mask from a set of mask images of an anatomy of a subject, and generating a masked image by applying the mask to acquired image data of the anatomy of the subject, including weighting the mask differently inside a region of interest (ROI) of the image than outside the ROI, the weighting inside ROI independent of the weighting outside the ROI. In this way, a user may be able to adjust a relative magnitude of subtraction inside and outside the ROI, and thus be able to visualize both vasculature and landmarks within the same image frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Todd Brown, Timothy Skuster, James Zhengshe Liu
  • Publication number: 20180020857
    Abstract: A hanging system is disclosed. The hanging system is especially adapted to couple with travel bags of various sizes for holding garments and accessories in place when traveling or commuting. A second embodiment includes a hangar accessory which allows the hanging system to be mounted from a standard hanging rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Todd Brown
  • Publication number: 20170337511
    Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities for tracking an item delivery are provided. In one embodiment, an item is associated with a vehicle (e.g., manned or unmanned terrestrial vehicle, nautical vehicle, and/or aerial vehicle) by updating item data in a database. An item tracking session is then generated based on the item data. Upon the determination that session availability trigger has occurred, access to the item tracking session is provided to a user. Data representing an updated location of the delivery vehicle is then used to update the item data to indicate the current location of the item as the updated location of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Sumeet Pradeep Shroff, Kenny Takano Takahashi, Jeffrey J. Horne, Thomas V. Hoffmann, Michael J. Donohue, Ferdinand So, Julian Pulfrey, Michael Kerr, Larry Augsburger, Todd Brown, Susan Ruggles, Shane Hennessy, John Brelesky
  • Publication number: 20170337510
    Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities for tracking an item delivery are provided. In one embodiment, an item is associated with a vehicle (e.g., manned or unmanned terrestrial vehicle, nautical vehicle, and/or aerial vehicle) by updating item data in a database. An item tracking session is then generated based on the item data. Upon the determination that session availability trigger has occurred, access to the item tracking session is provided to a user. Data representing an updated location of the delivery vehicle is then used to update the item data to indicate the current location of the item as the updated location of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Sumeet Pradeep Shroff, Kenny Takano Takahashi, Jeffrey J. Horne, Thomas V. Hoffmann, Michael J. Donohue, Ferdinand So, Julian Pulfrey, Michael Kerr, Larry Augsburger, Todd Brown, Susan Ruggles, Shane Hennessy, John Brelesky
  • Patent number: 8820035
    Abstract: A sealing machine adapted to support a plurality of different heating/sealing/cutting mechanisms, including tubular heaters and heated cutting blades, is disclosed. The sealing machine utilizes a common interface and mounting system for all side sealers. In addition, in some embodiments, the control system within the sealing machine is adapted to monitor and control the temperature of these various mechanisms automatically so as to create proper seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shanklin Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Christman, Thomas Orsini, Todd Brown, Robert Simonelli
  • Patent number: 8651162
    Abstract: A tubular heating element which is resistant to damage caused by foreign material is disclosed. The tubular heating element is pivotably attached to the side sealing machine at its leading (upstream) edge. The trailing (downstream) edge of the tubular heating element is moved by means of a compressible force, such as an air cylinder. In this way, the air in the cylinder pushes the tubular heating element downward into the plane of the film. However, a foreign object located on the film can overcome the force of the air cylinder, thereby lifting the tubular heating element out of the path of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Shanklin Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Christman, Thomas Orsini, Todd Brown, Jeffrey Potts
  • Publication number: 20130303353
    Abstract: A thin sealing device which is resistant to damage caused by foreign material is disclosed. The thin sealing device has an internal heating element. The thin sealing device has a blunt edge, which has a radius smaller than that of the heating element. A thermocouple is placed in a cavity near this blunt edge to monitor the temperature at the point of sealing. In some embodiments, the thin sealing device is pivotably attached at its leading (upstream) edge. The trailing (downstream) edge of the thin sealing device is moved by means of a compressible force, such as an air cylinder. In this way, the air in the cylinder pushes the thin sealing device downward into the plane of the film. However, a foreign object located on the film can overcome the force of the air cylinder, thereby lifting the thin sealing device out of the path of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Orsini, III, Russell Christman, Todd Brown
  • Publication number: 20130032295
    Abstract: A tubular heating element which is resistant to damage caused by foreign material is disclosed. The tubular heating element is pivotably attached to the side sealing machine at its leading (upstream) edge. The trailing (downstream) edge of the tubular heating element is moved by means of a compressible force, such as an air cylinder. In this way, the air in the cylinder pushes the tubular heating element downward into the plane of the film. However, a foreign object located on the film can overcome the force of the air cylinder, thereby lifting the tubular heating element out of the path of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SHANKLIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Russell Christman, Thomas Orsini, Todd Brown, Jeffrey Potts
  • Publication number: 20130031870
    Abstract: A sealing machine adapted to support a plurality of different heating/sealing/cutting mechanisms, including tubular heaters and heated cutting blades, is disclosed. The sealing machine utilizes a common interface and mounting system for all side sealers. In addition, in some embodiments, the control system within the sealing machine is adapted to monitor and control the temperature of these various mechanisms automatically so as to create proper seals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SHANKLIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Russell Christman, Thomas Orsini, Todd Brown, Robert Simonelli
  • Patent number: D1058821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Inventors: Todd Brown, Alex Don Brown, Caleb Teague