Patents by Inventor Todd Fraser

Todd Fraser 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: 20220108504
    Abstract: A system and method for flood hazard estimation inputs a satellite elevation map and applies a machine learning model to output a geographic map representing flood hazard areas. The machine learning model is trained using a generative adversarial network (GAN) to produce an output of a deterministic hazard mapping algorithm. A GAN objective applies a loss function, reweighted to increase the importance of high hazard areas. The method retrieves a DEM topography file representing elevation data of an identified terrain, and applies a sink-filling algorithm to detect and fill sinks in the DEM topography. The algorithm subtracts the DEM elevation data to generate a filled topography, and identifies flattest regions of the filled topography. The algorithm then generates a flood hazard map by merging the filled topography and the DEM elevation data, using a weighting function that balances the detected sinks and the flattest regions of the filled topography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: BANK OF MONTREAL
    Inventors: Kian KENYON-DEAN, Bo ZHAO, Keyvan KASIRI, Yevgeniy VAHLIS, Todd FRASER, Lyndsay MORRISON, Michael TORRANCE, Stella WU
  • Publication number: 20210217070
    Abstract: A greeting card finder app tool which receives user input regarding an occasion and a greeting card recipient and also receives answers to one or more posed questions and returns to the user a list of appropriate or suitable greeting cards. Once a greeting card from the list is selected by the user, the app will provide the user with the location of where to find the selected card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Todd Fraser, Adam Margolin, Mary McClain, Chadrick Anderson
  • Publication number: 20090274800
    Abstract: A commercial packeted pet food product, having: an edible substrate, said substrate including at least one surface adapted to receive a suspension of flavorsome materials in a paste, gum or gel; and flavorsome materials, adhering to said surface, which substantially contribute to producing the flavor profile of said pet food product when consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ute Assenmacher, David Sargeant, Joanna Earnshaw, Edward Michael McCarron, Todd Fraser