Patents by Inventor David Foster

David Foster 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).

  • Protecting transactions
    Patent number: 9065812
    Abstract: Technology is described for protecting transactions. The technology may include a switching component that a user can employ to switch an associated mobile device into a secure mode so that a user can confirm the transaction. After initiating a transaction request, the user can confirm the transaction request by activating the switching component, which can cause the mobile device to switch into a secure mode. In the secure mode, the mobile device may prevent the mobile device from conducting various normal activities, such as executing applications, receiving input, providing output, and so forth. The switching component may disable other processing temporarily. Upon receiving the confirmation from the user, the switching component may send a confirmation communication to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Steeves, Kim Cameron, Todd L. Carpenter, David Foster, Quentin S. Miller, Gregory D. Hartrell
  • Genetic markers associated with drought tolerance in maize
    Patent number: 9060475
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
  • Variety corn line KDL6289
    Patent number: 9035155
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated KDL6289, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line KDL6289 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line KDL6289, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line KDL6289, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Prest, Patricio Mayor, David Foster
  • IDENTIFYING AN ITEM BASED ON DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE ITEM
    Publication number: 20150095302
    Abstract: There are provided methods and systems to identify an item based on data associated with the item. Information is received that is descriptive of an item to be listed on an information storage and retrieval platform. The information is associated with an aspect-value pair, which is an aspect of the item and a value of the aspect. An expression of an interest of a user in the item is received. The expression is associated with the aspect-value pair. In response to the associating of the expression with the aspect-value pair, the item is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Josh Loftus, Venkat Sundaranatha, Louis Marcel Gino Monier, Jean-Michel Leon, Aditya Arora, Benjamin David Foster, Seema Shah
  • GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20150033406
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna KISHORE, Paul ALTENDORF, Thomas Joseph PREST, Chris ZINSELMEIER, Daolong WANG, William Briggs, Sonali GANDHI, David FOSTER, Christine Chaulk-GRACE, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Allen SESSIONS, Kari Denise KUST, Jon Aaron Tucker REINDERS, Libardo Andres GUTIERREZ ROJAS, Meijuan LI, Todd WARNER, Nicolas MARTIN, Robert Lynn MILLER, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne SKALLA, Molly DUNN, Gayle DACE, Vance Cary KRAMER
  • GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20150020240
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna KISHORE, Paul ALTENDORF, Thomas Joseph PREST, Chris ZINSELMEIER, Daolong WANG, William Briggs, Sonali GANDHI, David FOSTER, Christine Chaulk-GRACE, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Allen SESSIONS, Kari Denise KUST, Jon Aaron Tucker REINDERS, Libardo Andres GUTIERREZ ROJAS, Meijuan LI, Todd WARNER, Nicolas MARTIN, Robert Lynn MILLER, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne SKALLA, Molly DUNN, Gayle DACE, Vance Cary KRAMER
  • Identifying an item based on data associated with the item
    Patent number: 8909594
    Abstract: There are provided methods and systems to identify an item based on data associated with the item. Information is received that is descriptive of an item to be listed on an information storage and retrieval platform. The information is associated with an aspect-value pair, which is an aspect of the item and a value of the aspect. An expression of an interest of a user in the item is received. The expression is associated with the aspect-value pair. In response to the associating of the expression with the aspect-value pair, the item is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Josh Loftus, Venkat Sundaranatha, Louis Marcel Gino Monier, Jean-Michel Leon, Aditya Arora, Benjamin David Foster, Seema Shah
  • Passive security enforcement
    Patent number: 8898758
    Abstract: Technology is described for enabling passive enforcement of security at computing systems. A component of a computing system can passively authenticate or authorize a user based on observations of the user's interactions with the computing system. The technology may increase or decrease an authentication or authorization level based on the observations. The level can indicate what level of access the user should be granted. When the user or a component of the computing device initiates a request, an application or service can determine whether the level is sufficient to satisfy the request. If the level is insufficient, the application or service can prompt the user for credentials so that the user is actively authenticated. The technology may enable computing systems to “trust” authentication so that two proximate devices can share authentication levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Steeves, Kim Cameron, Todd L. Carpenter, David Foster, Quentin S. Miller
  • Method of Tracking and Reporting Energy Performance for Businesses
    Publication number: 20140337107
    Abstract: Methods and computer systems report and track resource performance for business customers. The computer system receives usage data about a resource associated with a customer of a utility, including hourly usage information about the resource metered at a business premises of the customer. The computer system receives operational data associated with the business premises, including hours of operations information describing when the business premises is open to patrons. The computer system determines resource performance data for the business premises using the received usage data and the received operational data, including information about: (i) resource usage at the business premises during the hours when open to patrons, and (ii) resource usage at the business premises during the hours when closed to patrons. The computer system causes a reporting of this information to the customer of the resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: OPOWER, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin David Foster
  • GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20140317774
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna KISHORE, Paul ALTENDORF, Thomas Joseph PREST, Chris ZINSELMEIER, Daolong WANG, William Briggs, Sonali GANDHI, David FOSTER, Christine Chaulk-GRACE, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Allen SESSIONS, Kari Denise KUST, Jon Aaron Tucker REINDERS, Libardo Andres GUTIERREZ ROJAS, Meijuan LI, Todd WARNER, Nicolas MARTIN, Robert Lynn MILLER, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne SKALLA, Molly DUNN, Gayle DACE, Vance Cary KRAMER
  • Genetic markers associated with drought tolerance in maize
    Patent number: 8822755
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
  • VARIETY CORN LINE KDL6289
    Publication number: 20140245478
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated KDL6289, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line KDL6289 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line KDL6289, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line KDL6289, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph PREST, Patricio MAYOR, David FOSTER
  • 3D CAMERA USING FLASH WITH STRUCTURED LIGHT
    Publication number: 20140240461
    Abstract: An imaging device capable of capturing depth information or surface profiles of objects is disclosed herein. The imaging device uses an enclosed flashing unit to project a sequence of structured light patterns onto an object and captures the light patterns reflected from the surfaces of the object by using an image sensor that is enclosed in the imaging device. The imaging device is capable of capturing an image of an object such that the captured image is comprised of one or more color components of a two-dimensional image of the object and a depth component that specifies the depth information of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Ian Russell, David Foster Lieb, Andrew Gerritt Huibers
  • PASSIVE SECURITY ENFORCEMENT
    Publication number: 20140223522
    Abstract: Technology is described for enabling passive enforcement of security at computing systems. A component of a computing system can passively authenticate or authorize a user based on observations of the user's interactions with the computing system. The technology may increase or decrease an authentication or authorization level based on the observations. The level can indicate what level of access the user should be granted. When the user or a component of the computing device initiates a request, an application or service can determine whether the level is sufficient to satisfy the request. If the level is insufficient, the application or service can prompt the user for credentials so that the user is actively authenticated. The technology may enable computing systems to “trust” authentication so that two proximate devices can share authentication levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Steeves, Kim Cameron, Bradley Carpenter, David Foster, Quentin S. Miller
  • VIBRATION DAMPENING AND PRESSURE RELIEVING INNERSOLE FOR CYCLING SHOE
    Publication number: 20140196309
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are innersoles for cycling shoes and to cycling shoes including such innersoles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: G-FORM, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel M. WYNER, Richard B. FOX, Thomas CAFARO, Ami NEWSHAM, David FOSTER
  • Time managed read and write access to a data storage device
    Patent number: 8745346
    Abstract: Time managed read and write access to a data storage device. As a part of time managed read and write access to a data storage device, a request for read and/or write access to the data storage device is accessed and it is determined whether the request for read and/or write access to the data storage device is to be granted. Based on the determination, read and/or write access to the data storage device is either allowed or blocked. If read and/or write access is allowed, read and/or write access is terminated after passage of a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Foster, Ricardo Lopez-Barquilla
  • 3D camera using flash with structured light
    Patent number: 8717416
    Abstract: An imaging device capable of capturing depth information or surface profiles of objects is disclosed herein. The imaging device uses an enclosed flashing unit to project a sequence of structured light patterns onto an object and captures the light patterns reflected from the surfaces of the object by using an image sensor that is enclosed in the imaging device. The imaging device is capable of capturing an image of an object such that the captured image is comprised of one or more color components of a two-dimensional image of the object and a depth component that specifies the depth information of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Ian Russell, David Foster Lieb, Andrew Gerritt Huibers
  • Listing recommendation using generation of a user-specific query in a network-based commerce system
    Patent number: 8712868
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method to facilitate generating listing recommendations to a user of a network-based commerce system. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a term associated with a user interaction in a network-based commerce system. The method further includes generating a recommendation query including the identified term. In addition, the method includes running the recommendation query against a plurality of listings hosted by the network-based commerce system to identify a recommendation. Moreover, the method includes presenting the recommendation to a user of the network-based commerce system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin David Foster, Leonard Robert Speiser, Lori Kathleen Stewart, Andrew Leigh Sandler, Charles Zoran Kalko, Sterling Ryan Quick, Anne Chang Raimondi
  • Medical treatment material delivery apparatus
    Patent number: 8696678
    Abstract: A delivery apparatus for delivering material to a medical treatment site which comprises a plurality of containers for containing the material, a dispensing outlet and means for bringing each container into communication with the outlet and means for transferring material from the containers and through the outlet. The plurality of containers may be removably mounted within a removable cartridge. The apparatus is arranged so that the cartridge is biased to sequentially move each of the containers into communication with the outlet. The outlet may be provided at the end of a dispensing nozzle where the dispensing nozzle has an inner cross-sectional area that is uniform and the same as the containers so that no taper is provided as the material is dispensed from the containers and out of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Summit Medical Limited
    Inventor: David Foster
  • Firearm
    Patent number: D729893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: FOSTECH MFG LLC
    Inventor: David Foster