Patents by Inventor Vernon A. Lee
Vernon A. Lee 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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Publication number: 20240028661Abstract: Techniques of modifying user interfaces associated with a browser application includes enabling a user to modify a web page as displayed by the web browser in a way not anticipated by the creators of the web page elements and without needing to understand the internal structure of the web page. For example, improved techniques implemented as part of the technical solution would allow a participant in a web meeting to emphasize the names of other participants having the same manager without knowing anything about the architecture or programming code associated with the web meeting application.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Andrew Jason Lavery, Michael Vernon Lee
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Publication number: 20230406531Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, Jr., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Patent number: 11787556Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: FliteLogix, LLCInventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, Jr., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Publication number: 20230110338Abstract: A wheelchair securement system for a vehicle is provided, comprising: a first wheelchair restraint comprising a latch configured to grasp an axle of a wheelchair; a second wheelchair restraint comprising a mechanism to securely couple with an adapter on the wheelchair; and a controller configured to select from among one of three selections: a first mode of securing the wheelchair with the first wheelchair restraint alone; a second mode of securing the wheelchair with the second wheelchair restraint alone; and a third mode of securing the wheelchair using both the first wheelchair restraint and the second wheelchair restraint.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Francois William Brahic, Vernon Lee Anderson, Rajat Basu, Puneeth Doddagowdanakoppal Honnegowda, Jordan Christopher Gatti
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Publication number: 20230110267Abstract: A method for securing a wheelchair in a vehicle is provided, the method comprising: receiving, at a controller of a wheelchair securement system, wheelchair settings of a wheelchair to be secured in the vehicle; and based on the wheelchair settings, selecting from among one of three selections: a first mode of securing the wheelchair with a first wheelchair restraint alone; a second mode of securing the wheelchair with a second wheelchair restraint alone; and a third mode of securing the wheelchair with both the first wheelchair restraint and the second wheelchair restraint.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Francois William Brahic, Vernon Lee Anderson, Rajat Basu, Puneeth Doddagowdanakoppal Honnegowda, Jordan Gatti
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Publication number: 20220161941Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, JR., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Patent number: 11260984Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: FliteLogix, LLCInventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, Jr., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Patent number: 10997240Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for dynamically determining highlights of media content based on user interaction metrics and/or social media metrics. In one embodiment, an example method may include determining media content streamed to user devices over a time period and corresponding to a live event, determining user interaction data associated with the media content and indicative of user interactions with the user devices, determining, using the user interaction data, a quality score for a time interval during the time period, the quality score indicative of user engagement in a segment of the media content, determining, using the time interval and segment-by-segment metadata, a stream start time and a stream end time for the segment, generating, using the stream start time and the stream end time, a clip of the segment, and determining, using the quality score, that the clip is to be included in a highlight.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric B. Aschner, Doug Kurtz, Michael Vernon Lee, Mani Madhukar Bansal
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Publication number: 20200354074Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, JR., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Patent number: 10723477Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: FlightLogix, LLCInventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, Jr., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Publication number: 20190185177Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, JR., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Patent number: 10239630Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: FliteLogix, LLCInventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, Jr., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Patent number: 10159906Abstract: A sparking jump rope configured to emit sparks while a user is jumping rope includes a rope made of a non-sparking material; and a sparking portion positioned along a length of the rope, the sparking portion configured to create sparks when the jump rope contacts a ground surface. The sparking portion may include at least one spark pad made of a flint material.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Inventors: Elaine Bernard, Vernon Lee Roddy, III, Julard Jaevon Roddy, Julianne Evona Roddy
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Patent number: 10042741Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for determining a small subset of tests that provides substantially the same coverage as the set of tests. During operation, a system (e.g., a computer system) can determine a set of tests by, for each object in a set of objects, selecting up to a pre-determined number of tests that provide test coverage for the object. Next, the system can determine a subset of tests by iteratively performing a loop, which can comprise: selecting a test in the set of tests; removing, from the set of objects, one or more objects that are covered by the selected test; and optionally removing, from the set of tests, one or more tests that do not cover any objects in the remaining set of objects. The system can terminate the loop after a termination condition is met and report the selected tests as the subset of tests.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: SYNOPSYS, INC.Inventor: Vernon A. Lee
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Publication number: 20170334572Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, JR., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Patent number: 9731833Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: FliteLogix, LLCInventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, Jr., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Patent number: 9707492Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a sparking jump rope configured to emit sparks while a user is jumping rope. The sparking jump rope may include a rope; and a sparking portion positioned along a length of the rope, the sparking portion configured to create sparks when the jump rope contacts a ground surface. The sparking portion may be a solid piece of sparking material or a hollow portion configured to accommodate at least one spark rock. In some embodiments, the sparking portion may be a removable attachment, such that the sparking portion may be removably attached to any conventional jump rope.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Inventors: Elaine Bernard, Vernon Lee Roddy, III, Julard Jaevon Roddy, Julianne Evona Roddy
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Publication number: 20160236791Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, JR., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke
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Patent number: 9378000Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing compiler optimizations is described. The method determines one or more impossible values for a variable in a program code based on a plurality of values of the variable. The method propagates the one or more impossible values for the variable throughout the program code. The method identifies a set of unreachable targets in the program code based on the propagated impossible values for the variable. The method removes objects associated with the set of unreachable targets.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: SYNOPSYS, INC.Inventor: Vernon Lee
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Patent number: 9340298Abstract: A system ensures the correct type of fuel is dispensed in an aircraft while removing the introduction of human error in the refueling process. The system includes an RFID tag disposed at one or more aircraft that electronically stores data such as engine type, engine hours, fuel type, tail number, and pilot/subscriber data for the aircraft on which the RFID tag is disposed. An RFID reader is disposed at or near a fuel dispensing mechanism, such as a fuel truck or tank. A signal indicative of fuel type is emitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. RFID tags on aircraft that are enrolled in the system's subscription service enable aircraft to be recognized by a module operating the fuel dispensing mechanism. Based on a comparison performed by the module, authorization to begin fueling is either permitted or declined.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: FliteLogix, LLCInventors: Walter Lehmer Dunn, Jr., Chad James Unrau, Vernon Lee Tindell, Thomas Walter Hanke