Patents by Inventor Joe Stewart
Joe Stewart 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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Publication number: 20230199151Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for enabling an existing wire supplying DC current to an electrical load of a vehicle to serve as a clean line for transmission of a data signal without interference from electrical systems of the vehicle. The method comprises identifying opposite ends of the existing wire, cutting the wire at the opposite ends and inserting a respective inductor in series with the wire at each of the opposite ends, to define an intermediate wire section that extends between the two inductors, and coupling data transmitting and receiving units to the intermediate section of the wire to permit data transfer between the transmitting and receiving units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: SCC Worldwide LTDInventors: Joe Stewart, Peter Stone
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Publication number: 20180238836Abstract: An ultrasonic inspection apparatus includes an ultrasonic transmitter. The transmitter includes a signal generator to generate a pulse that sweeps through a chirp bandwidth, adjust the chirp bandwidth from a lowest chirp bandwidth to a highest chirp bandwidth, and adjust a frequency position of the chirp bandwidth. The transmitter also includes a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier to amplify the pulse to produce an amplified pulse, and a transmit ultrasonic transducer to generate an ultrasonic pulse responsive to the amplified pulse and deliver the ultrasonic pulse to a test material. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic receiver to receive an ultrasonic signal from the test material that results from the ultrasonic pulse delivered to the test material, and process the received ultrasonic signal to produce analysis results indicative of test material defects or properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Janelle Kay CHAMBERS, Gregory Laurence DASPIT, David Joe STEWART
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Patent number: 9600821Abstract: In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A product display region may be presented below the header and display images and information about a selected product. A product carousel may be presented below the product display region and show information about other products in a horizontally scrollable list. Two columns of various types of product review information provided by sources such as professional reviewers, existing owners, and the user's friends may be displayed below the product carousel. A sortable and filterable grid of products may be displayed below the review information such that the user's attention is drawn to the variety of products available for purchase.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Gonsalves, Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Sarah E. Schoeffler, Joe Stewart
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Publication number: 20160364784Abstract: In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A main section beneath the header section provides a registry creation control, selectable to activate a gift registry creation process, and a registry search box, providing a user with a means for searching for a particular gift registry. Beneath the main section, two promotional regions are positioned side-by-side. One of the promotional regions includes two or more sub-regions, each sub-region presenting information regarding a respective promotional concept. The other promotional region presents information regarding a main promotional concept. In some embodiments, the sub-regions are vertically aligned in a column.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Sarah LAWRENCE, Sarah PETERSON, Gregory M. NATIONS, Chad R. GOURLEY, Patricia KORTH-MCDONNELL, Joe STEWART
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Publication number: 20160364791Abstract: An on-item tag displays information about an item in a fixed retail location. The on-item tag is associated with an online collage tag for the same item on a web page of a web site associated with a retail location. The on-item tag has an ornamental appearance substantially the same as an online collage tag for the same item displayed on a web page of the web site. The on-item tag has a first part that includes a user review. An online item includes an online collage tag that includes the first part of the on-item tag along with additional information for the product that includes, but is not limited to, user reviews, product cost, product description, product status, and product availability. The on-item tag includes the first part along with a second part that provides additional product information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: GREGORY M. NATIONS, CHAD R. GOURLEY, PATRICIA KORTH-MCDONNELL, JOE STEWART
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Publication number: 20150154686Abstract: In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A main section beneath the header section provides a registry creation control, selectable to activate a gift registry creation process, and a registry search box, providing a user with a means for searching for a particular gift registry. Beneath the main section, two promotional regions are positioned side-by-side. One of the promotional regions includes two or more sub-regions, each sub-region presenting information regarding a respective promotional concept. The other promotional region presents information regarding a main promotional concept. In some embodiments, the sub-regions are vertically aligned in a column.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: June 4, 2015Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Sarah LAWRENCE, Sarah PETERSON, Gregory M. NATIONS, Chad R. GOURLEY, Patricia KORTH-MCDONNELL, Joe STEWART
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Patent number: 9024954Abstract: A processor serves instructions that set a position of a banner having a shadow line and a position of an image of a partial logo having a line crossing at least part of the partial logo, wherein the position of the image of the partial logo is set based on the position of the banner, a dimension of the banner, and a position of the line crossing the partial logo. An image of the banner having the shadow line is retrieved and served. An image of the partial logo is retrieved and served. The rendered banner and partial logo display the partial logo such that the line crossing the partial logo is aligned with a shadow line on the banner.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Michael F. Gonsalves, Troy Neidermire, Joe Stewart
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Patent number: 8972895Abstract: A web site user interface for an e-commerce retail company allows a user to easily browse or purchase products or services offered by the company. The web site user interface can include a dual horizontal navigation bar including a main navigation bar and subordinate navigation bar. The subordinate navigation bar can be actively and passively customized. Further, the subordinate navigation bar can include product shipment information in a user specific notification pane. The web site user interface can also include a drop-down logo from the dual parent navigation bar where the web page continues to include the drop-down logo as the user scrolls down to focus on web page content. Alternatively, the web site user interface can include a main navigation bar and secondary navigation bar where the main navigation bar includes fewer subcategories of products than the secondary navigation bar.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Target Brands Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Gonsalves, Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Troy Neidermire, Joe Stewart
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Publication number: 20150058180Abstract: An on-item tag displays information about an item in a fixed retail location. The on-item tag is associated with an online collage tag for the same item on a web page of a web site associated with a retail location. The on-item tag has an ornamental appearance substantially the same as an online collage tag for the same item displayed on a web page of the web site. The on-item tag has a first part that includes a user review. An online item includes an online collage tag that includes the first part of the on-item tag along with additional information for the product that includes, but is not limited to, user reviews, product cost, product description, product status, and product availability. The on-item tag includes the first part along with a second part that provides additional product information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: GREGORY M. NATIONS, CHAD R. GOURLEY, PATRICIA KORTH-MCDONNELL, JOE STEWART
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Patent number: 8965788Abstract: In one embodiment, a search page portal can include two search controls capable of controlling content within a set of customizable merchandizing tiles and product tiles. The merchandizing tiles and product tiles may be interspersed throughout a central region. The merchandizing tiles and product tiles can be populated with webpage content based on user-entered data. In this example, populated webpage content can be selected from multiple databases based on user-entered data.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Gonsalves, Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Troy Neidermire, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Joe Stewart
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Publication number: 20140258049Abstract: In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A product display region may be presented below the header and display images and information about a selected product. A product carousel may be presented below the product display region and show information about other products in a horizontally scrollable list. Two columns of various types of product review information provided by sources such as professional reviewers, existing owners, and the user's friends may be displayed below the product carousel. A sortable and filterable grid of products may be displayed below the review information such that the user's attention is drawn to the variety of products available for purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Gonsalves, Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Sarah E. Schoeffler, Joe Stewart
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Patent number: 8756121Abstract: In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A product display region may be presented below the header and display images and information about a selected product. A product carousel may be presented below the product display region and show information about other products in a horizontally scrollable list. Two columns of various types of product review information provided by sources such as professional reviewers, existing owners, and the user's friends may be displayed below the product carousel. A sortable and filterable grid of products may be displayed below the review information such that the user's attention is drawn to the variety of products available for purchase.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Gonsalves, Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Sarah E. Schoeffler, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Joe Stewart
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Publication number: 20140122300Abstract: In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A product display region provided below the header displays images and information about a selected product. Below the product display region is a carousel control that shows information about other products in a horizontally scrollable list. Two columns of various types of product review information provided by sources such as professional reviewers, existing owners, and the user's friends are displayed below the carousel control. Below the review information, a sortable and filterable grid of products is displayed such that the user's attention is drawn to the variety of products available for purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Gonsalves, Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Sarah E. Schoeffler, Joe Stewart
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Patent number: 8630913Abstract: In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A main section beneath the header section provides a registry creation control, selectable to activate a gift registry creation process, and a registry search box, providing a user with a means for searching for a particular gift registry. Beneath the main section, two promotional regions are positioned side-by-side. One of the promotional regions includes two or more sub-regions, each sub-region presenting information regarding a respective promotional concept. The other promotional region presents information regarding a main promotional concept. In some embodiments, the sub-regions are vertically aligned in a column.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Sarah Lawrence, Sarah Peterson, Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Joe Stewart
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Patent number: 8606643Abstract: In one example, a private profile page is displayed to a user having a user profile registered with a vendor. In this example, the private profile page includes a list of unviewed products, a product list, and information about a local retail store. As a further example, the user selects a public profile preview function and, in response, the user is presented with a preview of information associated with the user profile. In another example, a social network selection page is displayed to a user having a first profile registered with a vendor. The social network selection page includes a social network selection function for selecting a second profile of the user in a social network. In this example, the user indicates a social network and a second profile registered with the indicated social network is linked to the first profile.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Sarah Lawrence, Sarah Peterson, Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Joe Stewart
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Patent number: 8606652Abstract: In some implementations, a product category web page includes a middle region with recommend products and topical information. The middle region optionally includes three columns with recommend products in the center column and topical information in the outer columns. In some implementations, the topical information is associated with the product category. The topical information in certain embodiments helps a search engine determine product results for a natural language query and the product results are presented in the product tile array. In one implementation, the product web page is a product specific web page. The product specific web page may include an upper region with a horizontal rotating product carousel. The product carousel optionally permits a user to select and view information relating to products in a product category or products that are related to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Gonsalves, Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Sarah E. Schoeffler, Joe Stewart
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Patent number: 8589242Abstract: In one example a retail webpage displays a product collage and social media content. For example, the social media content includes reviews by a user's social contacts and/or an image of the user, a social contact, and/or a product. Some content of the website, for example, is organized to display content in a predefined layout. In another example, a retail website system collects social information from external social networks. For example, a user's social information is identified and content created by the user's social contacts is identified. The social contact-created content is displayed, for example, with a product or group of products. In another example, the layout of a webpage is organized to encourage a user to explore the webpage. The layout, for example, includes elements in two columns with content adjacent to similar content. For example, elements in descending location relate more or less specifically to a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Gonsalves, Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Sarah E. Schoeffler, Joe Stewart
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Patent number: 8548874Abstract: An on-item tag displays information about an item in a fixed retail location. The on-item tag is associated with an online collage tag for the same item on a web page of a web site associated with a retail location. The on-item tag has an ornamental appearance substantially the same as an online collage tag for the same item displayed on a web page of the web site. The on-item tag has a first part that includes a user review. An online item includes an online collage tag that includes the first part of the on-item tag along with additional information for the product that includes, but is not limited to, user reviews, product cost, product description, product status, and product availability. The on-item tag includes the first part along with a second part that provides additional product information.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Inventors: Gregory M. Nations, Chad R. Gourley, Patricia Korth-McDonnell, Joe Stewart
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Patent number: D768982Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Inventor: Joe Stewart
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Patent number: D885753Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Inventor: Joe Stewart