Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Adamson

Christopher E. Adamson 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: 20220344883
    Abstract: Today, building automation and infrastructure provisioning are discrete deployments and systems such that electrical power distribution for consumption, electrical power and switching for lighting, environmental sensors, security sensors and the like are discrete and fixed. The present disclosure provides receptacles including electrical power outlets and light switches with configurable and reconfigurable additional functionality such that additional functions are distributed as necessary or required within the environment such as sensors, wireless interfaces, and data interfaces through the use of removable inserts. Further, these receptacles and inserts support artificial intelligence-based assisted living functionality through monitoring user activities with the artificial intelligence centralized or distributed locally or remotely accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Lowell MISENER, Christopher E. ADAMSON
  • Patent number: 10720764
    Abstract: This invention relates to configurable electrical receptacles and more particularly to electrical receptacles that accept in-situ replacement of an insert providing a specific functionality within an electrical receptacle which is configurable to function or user accessible feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Swidget Corp.
    Inventors: Donald Lowell Misener, Christopher E. Adamson
  • Publication number: 20180375313
    Abstract: This invention relates to configurable electrical receptacles and more particularly to electrical receptacles that accept in-situ replacement of an insert providing a specific functionality within an electrical receptacle which is configurable to function or user accessible feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Donald Lowell Misener, Christopher E. Adamson
  • Patent number: 10133464
    Abstract: Techniques for receiving user feedback for an instance of content. Embodiments provide an interface that includes an interactive element through which users can provide feedback for an instance of content. Responsive to a first user interacting with the interactive element, an indication of user feedback from the first user is registered for the instance of content. Upon determining that the indication of user feedback from the first user has been registered for the instance of content, the interactive element is disabled within the interface for the first user. Embodiments monitor the instance of content to detect changes to the instance of content and, upon detecting a change to the instance of content since the first user provided the user feedback for the content, automatically and without user interaction, re-enable the interactive element for the first user such that the first user can again interact with the interactive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Pak, Adam Semeniuk, Christopher E. Adamson, Michael L. Vanloon, James C. Warnock, Charity J. Gerbrandt, Amanda D. Penner, Marc Silbey
  • Publication number: 20160018977
    Abstract: Techniques for receiving user feedback for an instance of content. Embodiments provide an interface that includes an interactive element through which users can provide feedback for an instance of content. Responsive to a first user interacting with the interactive element, an indication of user feedback from the first user is registered for the instance of content. Upon determining that the indication of user feedback from the first user has been registered for the instance of content, the interactive element is disabled within the interface for the first user. Embodiments monitor the instance of content to detect changes to the instance of content and, upon detecting a change to the instance of content since the first user provided the user feedback for the content, automatically and without user interaction, re-enable the interactive element for the first user such that the first user can again interact with the interactive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Paul PAK, Adam SEMENIUK, Christopher E. ADAMSON, Michael L. VANLOON, James C. WARNOCK, Charity J. GERBRANDT, Amanda D. PENNER, Marc SILBEY
  • Patent number: 9082132
    Abstract: Techniques for receiving user feedback for an instance of content. Embodiments provide an interface that includes an interactive element through which users can provide feedback for an instance of content. Responsive to a first user interacting with the interactive element, an indication of user feedback from the first user is registered for the instance of content, and the interactive element within the interface is disabled for the first user. Embodiments monitor the instance of content to detect changes to the instance of content. Additionally, upon detecting a change to the instance of content, the interactive element is enabled for the first user, such that the first user can again interact with the interactive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Pak, Adam Semeniuk, Christopher E. Adamson, Michael L. Vanloon, James C. Warnock, Charity J. Gerbrandt, Amanda D. Penner, Marc Silbey
  • Publication number: 20130326355
    Abstract: Techniques for receiving user feedback for an instance of content. Embodiments provide an interface that includes an interactive element through which users can provide feedback for an instance of content. Responsive to a first user interacting with the interactive element, an indication of user feedback from the first user is registered for the instance of content, and the interactive element within the interface is disabled for the first user. Embodiments monitor the instance of content to detect changes to the instance of content. Additionally, upon detecting a change to the instance of content, the interactive element is enabled for the first user, such that the first user can again interact with the interactive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Pak, Adam Semeniuk, Christopher E. Adamson, Michael L. Vanloon, James C. Warnock, Charity J. Gerbrandt, Amanda D. Penner, Marc Silbey
  • Patent number: D1009798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Donald Lowell Misener, Christopher E. Adamson