Patents by Inventor Jeff Beeler

Jeff Beeler 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).

  • Method for guiding gameplay of players participating in a computer-implemented virtual game
    Patent number: 9492755
    Abstract: A method for guiding gameplay of players participating in a computer-implemented virtual game is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of determining a population contingency, identifying a reference distribution parameter in connection with the population contingency, and using at least one processor to construct a linking function based on a comparison between a player action and the reference distribution parameter. The method further includes the steps of storing game data in a data storage system, wherein the game data includes at least one or more of the population contingency, the reference distribution parameter, and the linking function, and facilitating the exchange of game data between an individual player and the data storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: Jeff A. Beeler
  • Method for Guiding Gameplay of Players Participating in a Computer-Implemented Virtual Game
    Publication number: 20130231189
    Abstract: A method for guiding gameplay of players participating in a computer-implemented virtual game is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of determining a population contingency, identifying a reference distribution parameter in connection with the population contingency, and using at least one processor to construct a linking function based on a comparison between a player action and the reference distribution parameter. The method further includes the steps of storing game data in a data storage system, wherein the game data includes at least one or more of the population contingency, the reference distribution parameter, and the linking function, and facilitating the exchange of game data between an individual player and the data storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventor: Jeff A. Beeler
  • Combined slurry dispenser and rinse arm
    Patent number: 6280299
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for delivering one or more rinse agents to a surface, such as a polishing pad surface and preferably one or more polishing fluids. The invention also provides a method of cleaning one or more surfaces, such as a polishing pad surface and a substrate surface, by delivering a spray of one or more rinse agents to the surface and, preferably, causing the rinse agent to flow across the surface from a central region to an outer region where unwanted debris and material is collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Kennedy, Boris Fuksshimov, Victor Belitsky, Boris Fishkin, Kyle Brown, Tom Osterheld, Jeff Beeler, Ginetto Addiego
  • Combined slurry dispenser and rinse arm and method of operation
    Patent number: 6139406
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for delivering one or more rinse agents to a surface, such as a polishing pad surface and preferably one or more polishing fluids. The invention also provides a method of cleaning one or more surfaces, such as a polishing pad surface and a substrate surface, by delivering a spray of one or more rinse agents to the surface and, preferably, causing the rinse agent to flow across the surface from a central region to an outer region where unwanted debris and material is collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Kennedy, Boris Fuksshimov, Victor Belitsky, Boris Fishkin, Kyle Brown, Tom Osterheld, Jeff Beeler, Ginetto Addiego