Patents by Inventor Dave Downing

Dave Downing 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: 10944649
    Abstract: Various arrangements are presented for allowing a remote expert to assist a customer relationship management (CRM) agent. A CRM system may present details about an accessed customer account and an option to remotely contact an expert, wherein the expert has more access rights to a CRM communication system than the CRM agent. A request to contact the expert and a selection of a subject matter from a plurality of subject matters may be received. The request may be routed to the expert based on expert routing rules enforced by the CRM communication system. A chat communication session with the expert may be initiated. The expert CRM client system may be caused to access the customer account. Details about the accessed customer account and a chat interface to communicate with the CRM agent may be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Raymond Watkins, Duncan McCloud, Dave Downing, Benjamin Husser, Bishnu Panda
  • Publication number: 20190356562
    Abstract: Various arrangements are presented for allowing a remote expert to assist a customer relationship management (CRM) agent. A CRM system may present details about an accessed customer account and an option to remotely contact an expert, wherein the expert has more access rights to a CRM communication system than the CRM agent. A request to contact the expert and a selection of a subject matter from a plurality of subject matters may be received. The request may be routed to the expert based on expert routing rules enforced by the CRM communication system. A chat communication session with the expert may be initiated. The expert CRM client system may be caused to access the customer account. Details about the accessed customer account and a chat interface to communicate with the CRM agent may be output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Raymond Watkins, Duncan McCloud, Dave Downing, Benjamin Husser, Bishnu Panda
  • Publication number: 20110277908
    Abstract: A method of sealing a ventilation channel for a pipe is disclosed. The method may include inserting a sealing insert into a ventilation hole of the ventilation channel, applying a vibrational energy to a region between the sealing insert and the ventilation channel, deactivating the vibrational energy once the sealing insert and the ventilation channel are welded together at the region, and forming a flush interface between the sealing insert and the ventilation channel at the ventilation hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Dave DOWNING, Roger Siferd, Nicholas Piazza, Stan Holowiecki, Howard Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20110277866
    Abstract: A method of sealing a ventilation channel for a pipe is disclosed. The method includes inserting a sealing insert into a ventilation hole of the ventilation channel, applying rotational energy to the sealing insert, deactivating the rotational energy to the sealing insert once the sealing insert reaches a threshold position, and separating a first portion of the sealing insert being inserted in the ventilation channel from a second portion of the sealing insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Dave Downing, Roger Siferd, Nicholas Piazza, Stan Holowiecki, Howard Montgomery