Patents by Inventor Andrew Elston

Andrew Elston 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: 20220114247
    Abstract: A method for biometric authentication has the steps of sending a confidential communication to an intended recipient through the system, the intended recipient providing one or more biometric identifiers to view the communication, wherein the one or more biometric identifiers are unique to the intended recipient, the system verifying the one or more biometric identifiers against one or more stored biometric identifiers, the system accepting the one or more biometric identifiers further has the steps of the system displaying the confidential communication on the mobile device, and the user continues to provide the one or more biometric identifiers, the system continuously verifying the one or more biometric identifiers while the communication is displayed wherein when the verification is uninterrupted of fails the communication is hidden.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Robinson, David Andrew Elston
  • Patent number: 11157604
    Abstract: A method for biometric authentication has the steps of sending a confidential communication to an intended recipient through the system, the intended recipient providing one or more biometric identifiers to view the communication, wherein the one or more biometric identifiers are unique to the intended recipient, the system verifying the one or more biometric identifiers against one or more stored biometric identifiers, the system accepting the one or more biometric identifiers further has the steps of the system displaying the confidential communication on the mobile device, and the user continues to provide the one or more biometric identifiers, the system continuously verifying the one or more biometric identifiers while the communication is displayed wherein when the verification is uninterrupted of fails the communication is hidden.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Robinson, David Andrew Elston
  • Publication number: 20190286802
    Abstract: A method for biometric authentication has the steps of sending a confidential communication to an intended recipient through the system, the intended recipient providing one or more biometric identifiers to view the communication, wherein the one or more biometric identifiers are unique to the intended recipient, the system verifying the one or more biometric identifiers against one or more stored biometric identifiers, the system accepting the one or more biometric identifiers further has the steps of the system displaying the confidential communication on the mobile device, and the user continues to provide the one or more biometric identifiers, the system continuously verifying the one or more biometric identifiers while the communication is displayed wherein when the verification is uninterrupted of fails the communication is hidden.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Robinson, David Andrew Elston
  • Patent number: 10360358
    Abstract: A method for biometric authentication has the steps of sending a confidential communication to an intended recipient through the system, the intended recipient providing one or more biometric identifiers to view the communication, wherein the one or more biometric identifiers are unique to the intended recipient, the system verifying the one or more biometric identifiers against one or more stored biometric identifiers, the system accepting the one or more biometric identifiers further has the steps of the system displaying the confidential communication on the mobile device, and the user continues to provide the one or more biometric identifiers, the system continuously verifying the one or more biometric identifiers while the communication is displayed wherein when the verification is uninterrupted of fails the communication is hidden.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Robinson, David Andrew Elston, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170357790
    Abstract: A method for biometric authentication has the steps of sending a confidential communication to an intended recipient through the system, the intended recipient providing one or more biometric identifiers to view the communication, wherein the one or more biometric identifiers are unique to the intended recipient, the system verifying the one or more biometric identifiers against one or more stored biometric identifiers, the system accepting the one or more biometric identifiers further has the steps of the system displaying the confidential communication on the mobile device, and the user continues to provide the one or more biometric identifiers, the system continuously verifying the one or more biometric identifiers while the communication is displayed wherein when the verification is uninterrupted of fails the communication is hidden.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Robinson, David Andrew Elston, JR.
  • Publication number: 20060162790
    Abstract: A piston for a control valve of a water treatment apparatus includes a body having a central portion from which at least one flange projects radially outward. Each flange has an outer peripheral surface extending around the central portion with an annular groove therein. The annular groove is undercut thereby having a width that increases from the peripheral surface radially inward into the flange. A separate sealing ring is molded into the groove of each flange and is captivated therein by the undercut of the groove. That captivation better enables each sealing ring to resist forces produced by the water flowing through the control valve without becoming dislodged from the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Elston, Kenneth Sieth, Gregory Sund, Mark Miller
  • Patent number: 6073350
    Abstract: A blade is provided for use in a hair clipper having a bladeset including a moving blade and a stationary blade, the bladeset being constructed and arranged so that the moving blade is pressed against the stationary blade for allowing the moving blade to reciprocate relative to the stationary blade in a transverse direction to a longitudinal axis of the clipper. The blade includes a base portion having a tooth end, and a mounting end opposite the tooth end, a plurality of teeth arranged in spaced, parallel relationship to each other and projecting from the tooth end, each tooth having a tip and a root opposite the tip and being joined to the tooth end. The roots are joined to the tooth end in spaced relationship to each other to define generally planar-floored channels between the roots for facilitating the evacuation of hair and/or hair clippings from a cutting area of the bladeset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Elston, Gregory S. Wahl
  • Patent number: 5970616
    Abstract: A hair trimmer that includes a main body extending between an upper end portion and a lower end portion and further includes a front side and a rear side. The main body defines a primary longitudinal axis that extends substantially linearly between the upper end portion and the lower end portion. A blade housing is rotatably attached to the upper end of the main body such that the blade housing is rotatable about the primary longitudinal axis with respect to said main body. The blade housing is defined by an attached side and a free side that is opposite to the attached side. An interface plane is defined between the main body and the blade housing. The interface plane extends at an interface angle that is oblique to the primary longitudinal axis. The present hair trimmer further includes a cutting mechanism that is removably seated upon the said free side of the blade housing. The cutting mechanism includes a cutting surface for engaging and severing hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Wahl, Andrew Elston
  • Patent number: D351046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventors: James E. McCambridge, Andrew Elston
  • Patent number: D364483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Elston