Patents by Inventor Zachary Paul

Zachary Paul 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: 11759669
    Abstract: Apparatus for securing weighted plates to a barbell or dumbbell, and a method of use thereof. A mounting subassembly includes an actuator for expanding and retracting the mounting subassembly, and a mount for securing the mounting subassembly to an edge of a sleeve or handlebar of the barbell or dumbbell. A locking subassembly is disposed about the mounting subassembly in a collapsed state. Weighted plates may be placed over the mounting subassembly and locking subassembly on the barbell or dumbbell sleeve when both are in their retracted and collapsed states, respectively. The locking subassembly is expandable to a diameter larger than the barbell or dumbbell sleeve via engagement of the actuator to expand the mounting subassembly. The locking subassembly may then slide up the sleeve, and rest against the weighted plates to secure them in place on the barbell or dumbbell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: L&S PRESTIGE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Lisi, Zachary Paul Snopkowski, Ryan Porcasi
  • Publication number: 20230290040
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of a scene or environment surrounding a user of a spatial computing system, such as a virtual reality, augmented reality or mixed reality system, using only multiview images comprising, and without the need for depth sensors or depth data from sensors. Features are extracted from a sequence of frames of RGB images and back-projected using known camera intrinsics and extrinsics into a 3D voxel volume wherein each pixel of the voxel volume is mapped to a ray in the voxel volume. The back-projected features are fused into the 3D voxel volume. The 3D voxel volume is passed through a 3D convolutional neural network to refine the and regress truncated signed distance function values at each voxel of the 3D voxel volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventor: Zachary Paul MUREZ
  • Patent number: 11732443
    Abstract: A safety mechanism for use on a vehicle is provided. The safety mechanism comprises a buffer and a sensor that is configured to send an electrical signal to processing circuitry in the vehicle when the sensor is activated. Sufficient movement of the buffer activates the sensor. A drive line may also be provided with the buffer connected to the drive line. Movement of the buffer may cause rotation of the drive line, and sufficient rotation of the drive line may activate the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Zachary Paul Liollio
  • Patent number: 11694387
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of a scene or environment surrounding a user of a spatial computing system, such as a virtual reality, augmented reality or mixed reality system, using only multiview images comprising RGB images, and without the need for depth sensors or depth data from sensors. Features are extracted from a sequence of frames of RGB images and back-projected using known camera intrinsics and extrinsic s into a 3D voxel volume wherein each pixel of the voxel volume is mapped to a ray in the voxel volume. The back-projected features are fused into the 3D voxel volume. The 3D voxel volume is passed through a 3D convolutional neural network to refine the and regress truncated signed distance function values at each voxel of the 3D voxel volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary Paul Murez
  • Patent number: 11688508
    Abstract: A biometric status sensing media therapy system for the therapeutic care of a Consumer. The system has a media therapy device provided with a central processing unit, audio and/or visual input/output and wireless communications. The media therapy device is provided in wireless communication with a cloud computing and data storage resource. A collection of media files, transmitted to the media therapy device from the cloud computing and data storage resource for play by the media therapy device, is played by the media therapy device according to a pre-configured collection of rules based upon a time schedule and/or a biometric status of the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Edgewater Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard R. Blake, Zachary Paul Gordon, Jeffery Banker, Julie Anderson, Andrew Hayward, Ethan Hayward, Seth Vanderark
  • Patent number: 11640497
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for detecting an activity associated with a user, wherein the activity includes a plurality of sequential phases; identifying a media template associated with the activity, wherein the media template includes a plurality of phase identifiers each associated with a respective phase of the plurality of phases of the activity; capturing a plurality of media items that represents each of the plurality of phases, each media item of the plurality of media items being captured when a corresponding one of the plurality of phases is in progress; associating the plurality of media items with respective phase identifiers of the plurality of phase identifiers of the media template based on the phase associated with each of the plurality of phase identifiers; and generating a display of the plurality of media items based on the media template that includes the plurality of phase identifiers associa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary Paul
  • Publication number: 20230086037
    Abstract: In an example, a method to compare graphical diagrams may include comparing a first set of graphical objects of a first graphical diagram to a second set of graphical objects of a second graphical diagram. The method may include, in response to one or more identifying properties of a given graphical object of the first set matching one or more identifying properties of a given graphical object of the second set, declaring the given graphical object of the first set and the given graphical object of the second set a matched pair. The method may include marking each unmatched graphical object a deleted graphical object or an added graphical object. The method may include generating and displaying a comparison graphical diagram that visually identifies differences between the first and second graphical diagrams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Cole Rosenberg, Zachary Paul Luker, James A. Hart, Richard John Parker
  • Publication number: 20230085169
    Abstract: An example method to cluster graphical objects in a collaboration space includes displaying graphical objects in a collaboration space, each of the graphical objects including text. The method includes receiving first input to select one or more of the graphical objects. The method includes receiving second input to cluster the selected one or more graphical objects according to intent, theme, or commonalities of the text of the selected graphical objects. The method includes determining one or more intents, themes, or commonalities of the text of the selected one or more graphical objects. The method includes, in response to the second input, clustering the selected one or more graphical objects according to the one or more determined intents, themes, or commonalities of the text of the selected one or more graphical objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan J. Stringham, Jarom Yan-Ming Chung, Taylor Jessica Halversen, Karl Steven Baranov, Lindsey Whitefield Martin, Geoffrey Ryan Maddox, Sean P. McKenna, PinEn Chen, Vasu Nephi Chetty, Joseph Stack, Zachary Paul Luker
  • Publication number: 20230041610
    Abstract: An over-molded interior trim method and system are provided. In another aspect, a method of manufacturing a trim panel includes: injecting a liquid substrate polymer between molds to create a substrate, injecting a liquid urethane polymer into a cavity directly against the substrate to create a skin or cover, flowing or wrapping in a mold the urethane polymer around at least one peripheral edge of the substrate, and extending the urethane polymer onto a backside of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: CpK Interior Products Inc.
    Inventors: Manthan Pareshkumar PATEL, Bruce Arthur GIROUX, Gregory James FARRAR, Collin James GOODY, Zachary Paul FEDAK, Murali Mohan REDDY
  • Publication number: 20230030999
    Abstract: A safety mechanism for use on a vehicle is provided. The safety mechanism comprises a buffer and a sensor that is configured to send an electrical signal to processing circuitry in the vehicle when the sensor is activated. Sufficient movement of the buffer activates the sensor. A drive line may also be provided with the buffer connected to the drive line. Movement of the buffer may cause rotation of the drive line, and sufficient rotation of the drive line may activate the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Zachary Paul Liollio
  • Patent number: 11537625
    Abstract: Structured data templates and invocation statements may be used to dynamically define values, which allows for more efficient data encoding than traditional techniques. A given structured data template may be assigned a template identifier. A writer may generate an invocation statement that references a template identifier for a particular structured data template in order to generate a more compact representation of a structured portion of source data (based on the structured data template matching the structured portion of data). The structured data template may specify that any number of the fields is an “unassigned” field. The invocation statement may specify values for these fields, resulting in a more compact representation of the structured portion of data. The use of an invocation statement and a structured data template eliminates the repetitive scaffolding of an object being written out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Paul Slayton, Tyler Gregg, Therapon Skoteiniotis
  • Publication number: 20220366635
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of a scene or environment surrounding a user of a spatial computing system, such as a virtual reality, augmented reality or mixed reality system, using only multiview images comprising RGB images, and without the need for depth sensors or depth data from sensors. Features are extracted from a sequence of frames of RGB images and back-projected using known camera intrinsics and extrinsic s into a 3D voxel volume wherein each pixel of the voxel volume is mapped to a ray in the voxel volume. The back-projected features are fused into the 3D voxel volume. The 3D voxel volume is passed through a 3D convolutional neural network to refine the and regress truncated signed distance function values at each voxel of the 3D voxel volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventor: Zachary Paul MUREZ
  • Patent number: 11453987
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an attraction system that includes a walkway, a carrier disposed at a first side of the walkway, and a barrier disposed at a second side of the walkway opposite the first side. The carrier is configured to translate relative to the walkway, and the barrier is removably coupled to the carrier. Translation of the carrier relative to the walkway transitions the barrier between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Christopher Philpott, Reginald Benjamin Lovelace, Scott Linley Olson, Zachary Paul Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 11410376
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of a scene or environment surrounding a user of a spatial computing system, such as a virtual reality, augmented reality or mixed reality system, using only multiview images comprising RGB images, and without the need for depth sensors or depth data from sensors. Features are extracted from a sequence of frames of RGB images and back-projected using known camera intrinsics and extrinsics into a 3D voxel volume wherein each pixel of the voxel volume is mapped to a ray in the voxel volume. The back-projected features are fused into the 3D voxel volume. The 3D voxel volume is passed through a 3D convolutional neural network to refine the and regress truncated signed distance function values at each voxel of the 3D voxel volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary Paul Murez
  • Publication number: 20220147704
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for detecting an activity associated with a user, wherein the activity includes a plurality of sequential phases; identifying a media template associated with the activity, wherein the media template includes a plurality of phase identifiers each associated with a respective phase of the plurality of phases of the activity; capturing a plurality of media items that represents each of the plurality of phases, each media item of the plurality of media items being captured when a corresponding one of the plurality of phases is in progress; associating the plurality of media items with respective phase identifiers of the plurality of phase identifiers of the media template based on the phase associated with each of the plurality of phase identifiers; and generating a display of the plurality of media items based on the media template that includes the plurality of phase identifiers associa
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Zachary Paul
  • Publication number: 20220108276
    Abstract: An example method to facilitate online collaboration includes granting access to a collaboration space to multiple client devices, each associated with a corresponding one of multiple users, the multiple users including a first user and a second user. The method includes receiving input from the first user to create a first set of graphical objects in the collaboration space. The method includes receiving input from the second user to create a second set of graphical objects in the collaboration space. The method includes applying different visual attributes to graphical objects authored by different users to visually identify an author or creator of each graphical object such that all graphical objects of the first set of graphical objects have a first visual attribute and all graphical objects of the second set of graphical objects have a second visual attribute that is different than the first visual attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan J. Stringham, Jarom Yan-Ming Chung, Taylor Jessica Halversen, Karl Steven Baranov, Zachary Paul Luker, Lindsey Whitefield Martin, Geoffrey Ryan Maddox, Sean P. McKenna, PinEn Chen, Vasu Nephi Chetty, Karl Sun
  • Patent number: 11270067
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for detecting an activity associated with a user, wherein the activity includes a plurality of sequential phases; identifying a media template associated with the activity, wherein the media template includes a plurality of phase identifiers each associated with a respective phase of the plurality of phases of the activity; capturing a plurality of media items that represents each of the plurality of phases, each media item of the plurality of media items being captured when a corresponding one of the plurality of phases is in progress; associating the plurality of media items with respective phase identifiers of the plurality of phase identifiers of the media template based on the phase associated with each of the plurality of phase identifiers; and generating a display of the plurality of media items based on the media template that includes the plurality of phase identifiers associa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary Paul
  • Publication number: 20220044567
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for roadway construction management and safety. Roadway construction is inherently filled with danger and obstacles which require an orchestrated set of management policies and safety procedures. The disclosed embodiments improve roadway construction management as well as roadway construction safety through use of autonomous vehicular control and positioning systems. Further, the improvements allow remote control and overall access to roadway safety vehicles in the roadway construction zones in which potential hazards may occur. The use of such embodiments reduces the human capital requirement as well as reduces the risk of casualty and loss of life for both the roadway construction workers and roadway travelers traversing roadway construction zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Zachary Paul Liollio
  • Patent number: 11242042
    Abstract: A control system and method control release of a braking device from a wheel or disc. Release of the braking device is slowed or stopped based on a speed at which the braking device is released. The braking device may include a return limiting device through which a rod is configured to move. The return limiting device permits the rod to slide within the return limiting device while the brake pad holder releases from the wheel or disc no faster than a designated speed, but engages and restricts movement of the rod within the return limiting device while the brake pad holder releases from the wheel or disc faster than the designated speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Lee Williamson, Kenneth Paul Rivard, Zachary Paul Farque
  • Publication number: 20210308517
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing weighted plates to a barbell or dumbbell, and a method of using said apparatus, are provided. A mounting subassembly includes an actuator for expanding and retracting the mounting subassembly, and a mount for securing the mounting subassembly to an edge of a sleeve or handlebar of the barbell or dumbbell. A weight retaining mechanism is disposed about the mounting subassembly in a collapsed state. Weighted plates may be placed over the mounting subassembly and weight retaining mechanism on the barbell or dumbbell sleeve when both are in their retracted and collapsed states, respectively. The weight retaining mechanism is expandable to a diameter larger than the barbell or dumbbell sleeve via engagement of the actuator to expand the mounting subassembly. The weight retaining mechanism may then slide up the sleeve, and rest against the weighted plates to secure them in place on the barbell or dumbbell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Lisi, Zachary Paul Snopkowski, Ryan Porcasi