Patents by Inventor William Mintun

William Mintun 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: 20260017404
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic securitization of sensitive information accessible under limited circumstances for the execution of tasks are provided. The systems and methods may receive a request to perform a task that corresponds to operations performable to complete the task. These operations include a sensitive operation that require use of sensitive information associated with a member. A link is generated in real-time as other operations are being performed. Through the link, the member can store their sensitive information in a data privacy vault without exposing the sensitive information to unauthorized entities. The task is transferred to a high-trust representative when the other operations are performed to allow the high-trust representative to access the data privacy vault to obtain the sensitive information. The high-trust representative uses the sensitive information to perform the sensitive operation without exposing the sensitive information to the member or any other unauthorized entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Nitin Viswanathan, Mabel Iwahashi, Kaitlin Seligson, William Mintun, Yoky Matsuoka, Lingyun Liu, Sean Paterson, Matthew Chaulker
  • Patent number: 12386999
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic securitization of sensitive information accessible under limited circumstances for the execution of tasks are provided. The systems and methods may receive a request to perform a task that corresponds to operations performable to complete the task. These operations include a sensitive operation that require use of sensitive information associated with a member. A link is generated in real-time as other operations are being performed. Through the link, the member can store their sensitive information in a data privacy vault without exposing the sensitive information to unauthorized entities. The task is transferred to a high-trust representative when the other operations are performed to allow the high-trust representative to access the data privacy vault to obtain the sensitive information. The high-trust representative uses the sensitive information to perform the sensitive operation without exposing the sensitive information to the member or any other unauthorized entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Yohana LLC
    Inventors: Nitin Viswanathan, Mabel Iwahashi, Kaitlin Seligson, William Mintun, Yoky Matsuoka, Lingyun Liu, Sean Paterson, Matthew Chaulker
  • Publication number: 20230394173
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic securitization of sensitive information accessible under limited circumstances for the execution of tasks are provided. The systems and methods may receive a request to perform a task that corresponds to operations performable to complete the task. These operations include a sensitive operation that require use of sensitive information associated with a member. A link is generated in real-time as other operations are being performed. Through the link, the member can store their sensitive information in a data privacy vault without exposing the sensitive information to unauthorized entities. The task is transferred to a high-trust representative when the other operations are performed to allow the high-trust representative to access the data privacy vault to obtain the sensitive information. The high-trust representative uses the sensitive information to perform the sensitive operation without exposing the sensitive information to the member or any other unauthorized entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Nitin Viswanathan, Mabel Iwahashi, Kaitlin Seligson, William Mintun, Yoky Matsuoka, Lingyun Liu, Sean Paterson, Matthew Chaulker
  • Publication number: 20230009895
    Abstract: Methods and systems facilitate managing retail facilities using a managed retail rental service. A physical facility for retail rental may be identified. Configuration instructions to configure the physical facility for a specific retail use in accordance with specific configuration parameters may be received from a retail portal. The configuration instructions may be processed into facility modification instructions that direct one or more facility operators affiliated with the physical facility to modify an attribute of the physical facility. The facility modification instructions may be provided to one or more facility operations devices to configure the facility according to the specific configuration parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: SOL STORES, INC.
    Inventors: Vibhu Norby, William Mintun, Phillip Raub, Nicholas Mann
  • Patent number: 11301784
    Abstract: Methods and systems facilitate managing retail facilities using a managed retail rental service. A physical facility for retail rental may be identified. Configuration instructions to configure the physical facility for a specific retail use in accordance with specific configuration parameters may be received from a retail portal. The configuration instructions may be processed into facility modification instructions that direct one or more facility operators affiliated with the physical facility to modify an attribute of the physical facility. The facility modification instructions may be provided to one or more facility operations devices to configure the facility according to the specific configuration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sol Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Vibhu Norby, William Mintun, Phillip Raub, Nicholas Mann
  • Publication number: 20220044260
    Abstract: A Retail as a Service (RaaS) platform enabling a customer of the RaaS platform to make a product available for retail utilizing the resources and expertise of the RaaS platform, and to monitor the effectiveness of retail efforts with data analytics provided by the RaaS platform. The RaaS platform enables intelligent updating of RaaS parameters in real time, and may include one or more of trained staff, product demo procedures, product placement, onboarding technology, product display technology, and a variety of retail facility sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: B8TA, Inc.
    Inventors: Vibhu Norby, William Mintun, Phillip Raub, Anton Vishnyak
  • Patent number: 11127022
    Abstract: A Retail as a Service (RaaS) platform enabling a customer of the RaaS platform to make a product available for retail utilizing the resources and expertise of the RaaS platform, and to monitor the effectiveness of retail efforts with data analytics provided by the RaaS platform. The RaaS platform enables intelligent updating of RaaS parameters in real time, and may include one or more of trained staff, product demo procedures, product placement, onboarding technology, product display technology, and a variety of retail facility sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: B8TA, INC.
    Inventors: Vibhu Norby, William Mintun, Phillip Raub, Anton Vishnyak
  • Publication number: 20210182916
    Abstract: Techniques for tracking a product at a retail location, monitoring a consumer at the retail location, managing product interaction at a physical display of the retail location, managing product interaction at an electronic kiosk of the retail location, and generating attributable interest. The electronic kiosk can be implemented as a smart mirror, a customized fitting room, a photo booth, an amusement park kiosk, a tablet computer, or the like. Attributable interest can be explicit for a potential consumer, such as a profile associated with a person for whom personally identifying information is known; a persona, such as a type of person for which demographic, psychographic, behavioristic, geographic, or other information is known; or a statistical potential consumer that incorporates advertising exposure, social interest, or the like into a probability score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: b8ta, Inc.
    Inventors: Vibhu Norby, Phillip Raub, William Mintun, Anton Vishnyak, Joshua Brueckner
  • Publication number: 20200372521
    Abstract: A Retail as a Service (RaaS) platform enabling a customer of the RaaS platform to make a product available for retail utilizing the resources and expertise of the RaaS platform, and to monitor the effectiveness of retail efforts with data analytics provided by the RaaS platform. The RaaS platform enables intelligent updating of RaaS parameters in real time, and may include one or more of trained staff, product demo procedures, product placement, onboarding technology, product display technology, and a variety of retail facility sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: b8ta, Inc.
    Inventors: Vibhu Norby, William Mintun, Phillip Raub, Anton Vishnyak
  • Publication number: 20180137521
    Abstract: Techniques for targeting consumers using consumer behavior-based dynamic product pricing. A system utilizing such techniques can include a consumer interaction monitoring system and a consumer behavior-based dynamic product pricing offering system. A method utilizing such techniques can include monitoring behaviors of a consumer in interacting online and offering consumers products at consumer behavior-based product prices determined based on the monitored behaviors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: b8ta, inc.
    Inventors: Vibhu Norby, William Mintun, Phillip Raub, Nicholas Mann
  • Publication number: 20170345030
    Abstract: Techniques for selling products through flash retailing. A system utilizing such techniques can include a facility, a retailer system, a product developer system, and a flash retailing management system. A method utilizing such techniques can include facility management, product developer management, and retailer system management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: b8ta, Inc.
    Inventors: Vibhu Norby, William Mintun, Phillip Raub, Nicholas Mann
  • Publication number: 20170098175
    Abstract: Methods and systems facilitate managing retail facilities using a managed retail rental service. A physical facility for retail rental may be identified. Configuration instructions to configure the physical facility for a specific retail use in accordance with specific configuration parameters may be received from a retail portal. The configuration instructions may be processed into facility modification instructions that direct one or more facility operators affiliated with the physical facility to modify an attribute of the physical facility. The facility modification instructions may be provided to one or more facility operations devices to configure the facility according to the specific configuration parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: b8ta, inc.
    Inventors: Vibhu Norby, William Mintun, Phillip Raub, Nicholas Mann