Patents by Inventor Clayton Robinson

Clayton Robinson 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: 11766366
    Abstract: Absorbent articles with biodegradable and/or biocompostable elements are disclosed, wherein the absorbent articles include sensors. The sensors detect and determine variables associated with collected fluids, solids, and gases, including a presence of fluids, solids, and gases, a volume of fluids, solids, and gases, and/or a distribution of fluids, solids, and gases. In one embodiment, the sensors and/or connected computing systems are calibrated to capacities and other properties of elements within the articles, including superabsorbent polymers, and are operable to trigger an alert based on detected or determined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TETHIS, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Nicholas Chan, Gordon Sidney Cox, Vladimiro Nettel, James Clayton Robinson, Robin Weitkamp
  • Publication number: 20210128368
    Abstract: Absorbent articles with biodegradable and/or biocompostable elements are disclosed, wherein the absorbent articles include sensors. The sensors detect and determine variables associated with collected fluids, solids, and gases, including a presence of fluids, solids, and gases, a volume of fluids, solids, and gases, and/or a distribution of fluids, solids, and gases. In one embodiment, the sensors and/or connected computing systems are calibrated to capacities and other properties of elements within the articles, including superabsorbent polymers, and are operable to trigger an alert based on detected or determined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Tethis, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Nicholas Chan, Gordon Sidney Cox, Vladimiro Nettel, James Clayton Robinson, Robin Weitkamp
  • Publication number: 20200261284
    Abstract: A disposable undergarment is disclosed. The undergarment includes a chassis and an absorbent core assembly. The chassis includes a front section, a crotch section and a rear section and elastic threads in those sections. The absorbent core is located in the crotch section, with portions of it extending into the front and rear sections. The core assembly includes a first or upper section of including plural pockets of a free slow acting but high absorbency SAP, and a second or underlying second section including plural pockets of a free fast acting by lower absorbency SAP. The SAP of the upper and lower sections exhibits various characteristics to facilitate to effective and efficient absorption of a fluid insult into the core assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Donald A. Sheldon, Joseph Howard, William Terenzoni, James Clayton Robinson
  • Patent number: 8610576
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking a person at a facility to enable communications. A presence of the person is detected at a location at the facility. Communications intended for the person are associated with the location. The communications are routed to the person at that location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, Kelsyn Donel Seven Rooks, Sr., Michael Clayton Robinson
  • Publication number: 20120274464
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking a person at a facility to enable communications. A presence of the person is detected at a location at the facility. Communications intended for the person are associated with the location. The communications are routed to the person at that location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, Kelsyn Donel Seven Rooks, SR., Michael Clayton Robinson
  • Patent number: 8300801
    Abstract: A system and method for enhancing communications through a phone. A voice communication is received from a user of the phone. A secondary signal is received from an environment in proximity to the phone. The secondary signal is processed to determine an inverse signal in response to receiving the secondary signal. The inverse signal is combined with the voice communication and the secondary signal to destructively interfere with the secondary signal for allowing a receiving party to more effectively communicate with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, Kelsyn Donel Seven Rooks, Sr., Michael Clayton Robinson
  • Patent number: 8237551
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking patients to enable communications. A presence of a patient is detected in a room. Communications intended for the patient are associated with the room. The communications are routed to the patient in the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, Kelsyn Donel Seven Rooks, Sr., Michael Clayton Robinson
  • Patent number: 8145277
    Abstract: A system and method for extending alerts for a wireless device. A media player equipped with a wireless ringer is linked with a media player through a wireless connection. Playback of media content on the media player is interrupted to play an alert in response to the wireless ringer receiving an indication of an incoming communication from the wireless device. The alert is played on the media player in response to interrupting playback of the media content in order to inform a user of the incoming communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, Michael Clayton Robinson, Robert J. Morrill
  • Patent number: 8109396
    Abstract: A bi-injected closure is provided which includes a gripping area molded on the exterior of the closure through a bi-injection technique. As a result of the closure having a high frictional material positioned on the exterior of the closure, the slide area acts to allow the closure to move freely and unrestricted in material handling machinery without the gripping material restricting movement of the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Rexam Healthcare Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton Robinson, William J. Shankland
  • Patent number: 7945292
    Abstract: A system and method for extending alerts for a wireless device. A wireless ringer and a wireless device are linked through a wireless connection. User input selecting an alert for the wireless ringer is received. The wireless ringer is alerted in response to receiving an incoming communication on the wireless device in order for a user to access the wireless device to respond to the incoming communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, Michael Clayton Robinson
  • Patent number: 7815061
    Abstract: A push and turn child resistant closure is provided which includes a combined over cap and under cap, the under cap freely rotational within the over cap and the combined closure installed on the container. For removal of the combined closure, both downward and counter-clockwise rotational force is applied to the over cap, the rotational force imparted on the under cap more readily by utilization of a friction ring at the engagement area between the over cap and the under cap while also having an outer gripping ring of highly frictional material making it much more easily rotatable and graspable by a user. The use of a highly frictional material more readily imparts rotational force on the under cap when utilized as depicted herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Rexam Closures and Containers
    Inventors: Clayton Robinson, William J. Shankland
  • Publication number: 20090323925
    Abstract: A system and method for enhancing communications through a phone. A voice communication is received from a user of the phone. A secondary signal is received from an environment in proximity to the phone. The secondary signal is processed to determine an inverse signal in response to receiving the secondary signal. The inverse signal is combined with the voice communication and the secondary signal to destructively interfere with the secondary signal for allowing a receiving party to more effectively communicate with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, Kelsyn Donel Seven Rooks, SR., Michael Clayton Robinson
  • Publication number: 20090287411
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing messages in a network data processing system. In one illustrative embodiment, the process receives input associated with a set of check-in policy settings for a user of a first communication device. The process generates a check-in policy using the set of check-in policy settings. The process initiates a prompt on the first communication device to perform an action on the first communication device in response to the check-in policy. The process also determines whether the action is performed by the user. The process sends a notification to a second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, Kelsyn Donel Rooks, SR., Michael Clayton Robinson
  • Publication number: 20090273455
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking patients to enable communications. A presence of a patient is detected in a room. Communications intended for the patient are associated with the room. The communications are routed to the patient in the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, Kelsyn Donel Seven Rooks, SR., Michael Clayton Robinson
  • Publication number: 20080300024
    Abstract: A system and method for extending alerts for a wireless device. A wireless ringer and a wireless device are linked through a wireless connection. User input selecting an alert for the wireless ringer is received. The wireless ringer is alerted in response to receiving an incoming communication on the wireless device in order for a user to access the wireless device to respond to the incoming communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, Michael Clayton Robinson
  • Publication number: 20070176071
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel packaging clip for retaining a plurality of containers. The clip comprises a rectangular frame made of a resilient material and having length and width dimensions. The rectangular frame has a plurality of circular apertures having open mouths and two arms adjacent to and forming the open mouths. The number of arms is one more than the number of circular apertures. The circular apertures have inner diameters that are substantially equivalent to the diameters of the containers to be retained by the clip. The open mouths of the circular apertures are positioned along the length dimension of the frame so that the mouths open in only one direction. Additionally, the open mouths of the circular apertures are smaller than the inner diameter of the circular apertures and smaller than the diameter of the containers to be retained by the clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Ronald Borchardt, Jeffrey Minnette, Clayton Robinson, Randall Julian
  • Publication number: 20070125785
    Abstract: A closure for maintaining pressure against a seal affixed to a container lip during a thermal sterilization process includes a top wall and an annular skirt depending from said top wall, at least one retaining structure extending from the annular skirt, a reseal structure rotatably disposed above said retaining structure and adjacent said top wall, an inner seal rotatably disposed above the retaining structure and beneath a lower surface of said reseal structure, wherein said inner seal and said reseal structure are both rotatable relative to said closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Clayton Robinson, Gary Montgomery
  • Patent number: 4143691
    Abstract: A router base plate defines a continuous radial slot through a diameter of its annular shape for receiving a pair of mating slides. The slides define positioning holes which accommodate pilot pins to be forced into the work piece in order to anchor the router for circular cuts, the pilot pin being the center of the circle. In this way, no additional sub-bases or attachments are necessary for use with the router in order to make design cuts therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Inventor: Clayton Robinson