Patents by Inventor Edward H. Wolfe
Edward H. Wolfe 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).
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Patent number: 11911258Abstract: An occlusive device includes a covering component configured to modulate passage of blood or thrombus therethrough, and an occlusion frame that includes a plurality of elongate occlusion frame members. The elongate occlusion frame members are arranged to form a generally disc-shaped member. The occlusion frame is at least partially covered by the covering component. The device further includes an anchor frame that includes a plurality of elongate anchor frame members. The device further includes a first hub component from which the elongate frame members extend, and a second hub component from which the elongate frame members extend.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Charles J. Center, Edward H. Cully, Nathan L. Friedman, Cody L. Hartman, Nichlas L. Helder, Brandon A. Lurie, Steven J. Masters, Thomas R. McDaniel, Nathan K. Mooney, Aaron L. Paris, Roark N. Wolfe
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Patent number: 11146831Abstract: A set-top box with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The set-top box is associated with a room and includes a housing that secures a television input, a television output, a processor, a transceiver, and memory therein in an interconnected bus architecture. The set-top box generates a guest interactive portal as well as a housekeeping interactive portal for a guest and housekeeper, respectively. Each of the portals provides relevant feedback on the condition of the room to a server associated with the hotel.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Enseo, LLCInventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe, Thomas R. Miller
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Patent number: 11057647Abstract: A television with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the television, the television is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The television is associated with a room and includes a housing that secures a processor, memory, tuner, panel, and audio driver in an interconnected architecture. The television generates a guest interactive portal as well as a housekeeping interactive portal for a guest and housekeeper, respectively. Each of the portals provides relevant feedback on the condition of the room to a server associated with the hotel.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Enseo, LLCInventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe, Thomas R. Miller
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Patent number: 11051065Abstract: A television and system and method for providing a remote control device are disclosed. In one embodiment of the television, the television includes a processor, a memory, a tuner, a panel, and an audio driver therein in an interconnected architecture. The television may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device, such as a proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device having a touch screen display, whereby formatted parallel audiovisual experience instructions, including virtual buttons, may be transmitted to the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device for display on the touch screen display to create an experience parallel to the experience on the television. The television receives and processes virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device to control amenities associated with the television.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Enseo, LLCInventors: Vanessa Ogle, William C. Fang, Edward H. Wolfe
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Patent number: 11044530Abstract: A set-top box with enhanced content and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display. Content, such music, for example, may be imported from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device and provided to the television. While the music is playing, the set-top box may generate and provide to the television a control signal that includes instructions to adjust the brightness of the television by dimming the television.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Enseo, LLCInventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe
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Patent number: 10827203Abstract: A set-top box with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box includes a housing that secures a signal input, a signal output, a processor, a transceiver, and memory therein in an interconnected bus architecture. The set-top box receives a status signal via the transceiver from an amenity. The set-top box then generates an interactive portal that includes a status icon relating to the status signal and a management icon relating to commanding the amenity or initiating a service request.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Enseo, Inc.Inventors: William C. Fang, Edward H. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20200288181Abstract: A set-top box with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The set-top box is associated with a room and includes a housing that secures a television input, a television output, a processor, a transceiver, and memory therein in an interconnected bus architecture. The set-top box generates a guest interactive portal as well as a housekeeping interactive portal for a guest and housekeeper, respectively. Each of the portals provides relevant feedback on the condition of the room to a server associated with the hotel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe, Thomas R. Miller
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Patent number: 10701436Abstract: A set-top box with enhanced behavioral controls and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, a television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may pair with an electronic door locking apparatus coupled to a door that is room-colocated with the set-top box in a hospitality establishment. The set-top box may then receive a status signal from the electronic door locking apparatus relative to the open/closed status of the door and locked/unlocked status of the door.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Enseo, Inc.Inventors: Thomas R. Miller, Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe
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Patent number: 10666452Abstract: A hospitality property management tool and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, set-top boxes are located in respective rooms at a hospitality establishment. The set-top boxes are joined in network communication with environmental amenities, such as lights and a thermostat that respectively control lighting and temperature. The set-top boxes utilize an unoccupied room profile and occupied room profile to set the environmental conditions, such as lighting and temperature, in the rooms. A guest preference profile may be activated within a room to provide guest-specific environmental conditions in the room associated with the guest.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Enseo, Inc.Inventors: Thomas R. Miller, Vanessa Ogle, William C. Fang, Edward H. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20200128278Abstract: A television with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the television, the television is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The television is associated with a room and includes a housing that secures a processor, memory, tuner, panel, and audio driver in an interconnected architecture. The television generates a guest interactive portal as well as a housekeeping interactive portal for a guest and housekeeper, respectively. Each of the portals provides relevant feedback on the condition of the room to a server associated with the hotel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe, Thomas R. Miller
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Patent number: 10602197Abstract: A set-top box with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The set-top box is associated with a room and includes a housing that secures a television input, a television output, a processor, a transceiver, and memory therein in an interconnected bus architecture. The set-top box generates a guest interactive portal as well as a housekeeping interactive portal for a guest and housekeeper, respectively. Each of the portals provides relevant feedback on the condition of the room to a server associated with the hotel.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Enseo, Inc.Inventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe, Thomas R. Miller
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Publication number: 20200045367Abstract: A set-top box with enhanced content and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display. Content, such as the Internet, movies, music, or games, for example, may be imported from the programmable device and reformatted at the set-top box for display on a television via the television output, thereby creating an experience on the television parallel to the experience on the programmable device. Virtual remote control functionality may then be provided by a spoken sequence of words.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe
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Patent number: 10547875Abstract: A set-top box with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The set-top box is associated with a room and includes a housing that secures a television input, a television output, a processor, a transceiver, and memory therein in an interconnected bus architecture. The set-top box generates a guest interactive portal as well as a housekeeping interactive portal for a guest and housekeeper, respectively. Each of the portals provides relevant feedback on the condition of the room to a server associated with the hotel.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Enseo, Inc.Inventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe, Thomas R. Miller
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Patent number: 10516899Abstract: A television with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the television, the television is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The television is associated with a room and includes a housing that secures a processor, memory, tuner, panel, and audio driver in an interconnected architecture. The television generates a guest interactive portal as well as a housekeeping interactive portal for a guest and housekeeper, respectively. Each of the portals provides relevant feedback on the condition of the room to a server associated with the hotel.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Enseo, Inc.Inventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe, Thomas R. Miller
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Publication number: 20190379932Abstract: A set-top box with enhanced behavioral controls and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, a television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may pair with an electronic door locking apparatus coupled to a door that is room-colocated with the set-top box in a hospitality establishment. The set-top box may then receive a status signal from the electronic door locking apparatus relative to the open/closed status of the door and locked/unlocked status of the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Thomas R. Miller, Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20190335224Abstract: A television and system and method for providing a remote control device are disclosed. In one embodiment of the television, the television includes a processor, a memory, a tuner, a panel, and an audio driver therein in an interconnected architecture. The television may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device, such as a proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device having a touch screen display, whereby formatted parallel audiovisual experience instructions, including virtual buttons, may be transmitted to the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device for display on the touch screen display to create an experience parallel to the experience on the television. The television receives and processes virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device to control amenities associated with the television.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Vanessa Ogle, William C. Fang, Edward H. Wolfe
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Patent number: 10448092Abstract: A set-top box with enhanced content and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display. Content, such as the Internet, movies, music, or games, for example, may be imported from the programmable device and reformatted at the set-top box for display on a television via the television output, thereby creating an experience on the television parallel to the experience on the programmable device. Virtual remote control functionality may then be provided by a spoken sequence of words.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Enseo, Inc.Inventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20190297354Abstract: A set-top box with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box includes a housing that secures a signal input, a signal output, a processor, a transceiver, and memory therein in an interconnected bus architecture. The set-top box receives a status signal via the transceiver from an amenity. The set-top box then generates an interactive portal that includes a status icon relating to the status signal and a management icon relating to commanding the amenity or initiating a service request.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: William C. Fang, Edward H. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20190261048Abstract: A set-top box with enhanced functionality and a system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, a housing secures a television input, a television output, a processor, memory, storage, an audio input unit, and an active sound control circuit portion interconnectively therein. The set-top box provides a visual prompt that is shown on the display. The set-top box utilizes the active sound control circuit portion to generate a processed audio signal by analyzing an external audio signal received at the audio input unit against an internal audio source signal component of a source signal to evaluate the processed audio signal for a spoken sequence of words to validate a meaning with respect to the visual prompt.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe
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Patent number: 10390079Abstract: A set-top box with enhanced behavioral controls and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, a television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may pair with an electronic door locking apparatus coupled to a door that is room-colocated with the set-top box in a hospitality establishment. The set-top box may then receive a status signal from the electronic door locking apparatus relative to the open/closed status of the door and locked/unlocked status of the door.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Enseo, Inc.Inventors: Thomas R. Miller, Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe