Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Allen SHAFFER

Jeffrey Allen SHAFFER 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).

  • Presenting Related Content while Browsing and Searching Content
    Publication number: 20240104150
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting an interface for additional content suggestion can include obtaining data descriptive of the displayed content and determining additional content associated with the displayed content. An interface can then be provided that displays data associated with the displayed content and the additional content. The interface can include a first viewing window for displaying a portion of the displayed content and a second viewing window for displaying a snippet associated with the additional content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Srikanth Jalasutram, Jia Sin Lua, Damon Chizuru Kawamoto, Jeffrey Allen Shaffer, Jacob Francis Contreras, Maurice Kenji Clarke, Ryan Michael Henbest, Chengcheng Wang
  • Apparatus for the placement of a second material piece on a paperboard cutout and methods thereof
    Patent number: 10232579
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for applying a second-piece material to a paperboard cutout that includes a conveyor belt used for transporting the paperboard cutouts, a vacuum belt, at least two metering rolls, a first roller and second roller in a spaced apart and planar relationship, a nip roller positioned adjacent the second roller, and a cutting device. The vacuum belt proceeds over the first roller and the at least two metering rolls meter the second-piece material thereon, the vacuum belt proceeds through a valley between the first roller and second roller, at a predetermined time, the nip roller continues to pull the vacuum belt and the metering rolls pull back slightly and pulling the second-piece material taught and causing the second-piece material to contact the cutting device, and thus cutting the second-piece material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventor: Jeffrey Allen Shaffer
  • APPARATUS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A SECOND MATERIAL PIECE ON A PAPERBOARD CUTOUT AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170028664
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for applying a second-piece material to a paperboard cutout that includes a conveyor belt used for transporting the paperboard cutouts, a vacuum belt, at least two metering rolls, a first roller and second roller in a spaced apart and planar relationship, a nip roller positioned adjacent the second roller, and a cutting device. The vacuum belt proceeds over the first roller and the at least two metering rolls meter the second-piece material thereon, the vacuum belt proceeds through a valley between the first roller and second roller, at a predetermined time, the nip roller continues to pull the vacuum belt and the metering rolls pull back slightly and pulling the second-piece material taught and causing the second-piece material to contact the cutting device, and thus cutting the second-piece material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Jeffrey Allen SHAFFER