Patents by Inventor Bill D. Snow

Bill D. Snow 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: 20240106979
    Abstract: An electronic device, a method, and a computer program product provides freeze frame videos in place of a live video feed to a video communication session. A processor of the electronic device determines that a local participant is connected via the electronic device to an ongoing video communication session with second participants having corresponding second participant devices. The processor captures, via an image capturing device, local video encompassing the local participant. The processor determines a video segment of the local video to identify as a freeze frame video. The processor presents the freeze frame video to the video communication session in response to a trigger condition that pauses a presentation of live video feed of the local participant to the video communication session. The processor loops the presentation of the freeze frame video until an expiration of a threshold maximum time established for presenting the freeze frame video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: AMIT KUMAR AGRAWAL, JEFFREY T SNOW, OLIVIER D MEIRHAEGHE, BILL RYAN
  • Publication number: 20240106980
    Abstract: An electronic device, a method, and a computer program product provides freeze frame videos in place of a live video feed or a low-quality video feed to a video communication session. The electronic device hosts the video communication session between a first participant device and second participant devices. The electronic device receives, from the first participant device, a first video feed of a first participant to the video communication session. The electronic device determines a video segment of the received first video feed to identify as the first freeze frame video, generates the first freeze frame video from the video segment, and stores the first freeze frame video within a server repository. In response to a trigger condition, the electronic device temporarily presents to the video communication session the first freeze frame video in place of the first video feed as video content from the first participant device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: AMIT KUMAR AGRAWAL, JEFFREY T SNOW, OLIVIER D MEIRHAEGHE, BILL RYAN
  • Patent number: 4834644
    Abstract: A plurality of burners are provided for burning a combustible gas mixture. A conduit extends to each of the burners for supplying a combustible gas mixture thereto. A mixing device is coupled between the conduit and a source of air and a source of combustible gas for mixing combustible gas and air for flow to the conduit. An air valve is coupled between the source of air and the mixing device for controlling the flow of air to the mixing device. First and second gas valves are coupled between the source of combustible gas and the mixing device. A control circuit is provided which is adapted to be operated in a flame intensity cycle of high/low flame or in a burner on/off cycle. In the flame intensity cycle, flow of air through the air valve is cyclically increased and decreased and gas flows continuously through the second gas valve for cyclically increasing and decreasing the flame intensity at each of the burners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Assignee: Snow Corporation
    Inventor: Bill D. Snow
  • Cot
    Patent number: 4234977
    Abstract: A light weight, one piece molded cot which has a contoured sleeping surface with four downward extending walls for supporting the sleeping surface above the floor. The bottom edges of the side walls flange outward and trap air below the cot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Inventor: Bill D. Snow
  • Cot
    Patent number: 4234978
    Abstract: A light weight, two piece cot comprising first and second rectangular shaped molded members which form a contoured surface for supporting a person when fitted together. Each member has two sides and two ends and an upward facing surface with a ridge formed around said surface along two sides and one end. The first member is elongated having four walls along its two sides and two ends respectively for supporting its upward facing surface and the second member has three walls along its two sides and along said one end respectively for supporting its upward facing surface. The ridge free end of the second member is supportable by the ridge free end of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Inventor: Bill D. Snow
  • Cot
    Patent number: D244815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1977
    Inventor: Bill D. Snow