Patents by Inventor John Toews

John Toews 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).

  • Publication number: 20240133163
    Abstract: A water dispensing assembly is provided that is adapted to connect to a fire hydrant water outlet, the fire hydrant being connected to a water supply, for safely dispensing clean water for filling water bottles and the like. The water dispensing assembly is a self-contained unit that is relatively compact and low maintenance. The water dispensing assembly can be housed in an enclosed box-like housing structure that is tamper proof so that it cannot be accessed or modified by the public at large.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: John Reeder, Dayna Livingston, Travis Schneider, Tyler Noyes, Daren Marshall, Shawn C. Robins, Todd Toews, Troy Hannant, Craig Banasch, Allen J. Pribyl, Graeme Dennis, Stuart Bonneville, Pat Bohan
  • Patent number: 10095748
    Abstract: Personalized search or query suggestions associated with one or more persons and/or content items are provided. A suggestion application learns from user behavior within the suggestion application and presents suggestions for allowing the user to search or navigate to one or more people of particular interest or relevance to the user and for allowing the user to search or navigate to one or more content items associated with people and activities of particular interest or relevance to the user. Two types of suggestions are provided to the user. A first type of suggestion involves suggesting one or more people that may be of particular relevance or interest to the querying user. A second type of suggestion includes a textual suggestion comprised of a person (actor) and an associated action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Georges Krinker, John Toews, Alexey Zolotukhin
  • Publication number: 20150248411
    Abstract: Personalized search or query suggestions associated with one or more persons and/or content items are provided. A suggestion application learns from user behavior within the suggestion application and presents suggestions for allowing the user to search or navigate to one or more people of particular interest or relevance to the user and for allowing the user to search or navigate to one or more content items associated with people and activities of particular interest or relevance to the user. Two types of suggestions are provided to the user. A first type of suggestion involves suggesting one or more people that may be of particular relevance or interest to the querying user. A second type of suggestion includes a textual suggestion comprised of a person (actor) and an associated action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Georges Krinker, John Toews, Alexey Zolotukhin
  • Patent number: 8838679
    Abstract: Online application state information is automatically saved for a user interacting with the application content. Saved states are presented to the user upon the user's return to the application. Upon the user's selection of a state, the user is presented with the online application populated with state information from prior interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Umut Alev, Rafiq El Alami, Nicholas Lovell, Sangeetha Sangeetha, John Toews
  • Publication number: 20120166518
    Abstract: Online application state information is automatically saved for a user interacting with the application content. Saved states are presented to the user upon the user's return to the application. Upon the user's selection of a state, the user is presented with the online application populated with state information from prior interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Umut Alev, Rafiq El Alami, Nicholas Lovell, Sangeetha Sangeetha, John Toews
  • Patent number: 8033376
    Abstract: The steerable conveyor includes a conveyor frame supported on a first pair of wheels and a second pair of wheels at laterally opposed first and second sides of the conveyor. The conveyor includes a hitch for connection to a towing vehicle such that the conveyor is pivotal relative to the towing vehicle about a vertical steering axis. A steering mechanism is arranged to pivot all of the steerable wheels relative to the conveyor frame about respective upright steering axes in a common direction of rotation such that the conveyor is arranged to be steered relative to the towing vehicle about the vertical steering axis by steering the conveyor wheels relative to the conveyor frame when the conveyor is towed by the towing vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Inventors: Bernie John Toews, Dean Bernie Toews, Devin John Toews, Darren Bryce Toews
  • Patent number: 8033384
    Abstract: An agricultural conveyor is supported on a pair of steerable wheels such that the steerable wheels are pivotal relative to the conveyor frame about respective upright axes. A hydraulically actuated steering mechanism is arranged to commonly pivot the steerable wheels together relative to the conveyor frame. A hydraulic connector is arranged to connect the hydraulically actuated steering mechanism to a controllable hydraulic output of the towing vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Inventor: Bernie John Toews
  • Publication number: 20110079487
    Abstract: The steerable conveyor includes a conveyor frame supported on a first pair of wheels and a second pair of wheels at laterally opposed first and second sides of the conveyor. The conveyor includes a hitch for connection to a towing vehicle such that the conveyor is pivotal relative to the towing vehicle about a vertical steering axis. A steering mechanism is arranged to pivot all of the steerable wheels relative to the conveyor frame about respective upright steering axes in a common direction of rotation such that the conveyor is arranged to be steered relative to the towing vehicle about the vertical steering axis by steering the conveyor wheels relative to the conveyor frame when the conveyor is towed by the towing vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Bernie John Toews, Dean Bernie Toews, Devin John Toews, Darren Bryce Toews
  • Publication number: 20090145721
    Abstract: An agricultural conveyor is supported on a pair of steerable wheels such that the steerable wheels are pivotal relative to the conveyor frame about respective upright axes. A hydraulically actuated steering mechanism is arranged to commonly pivot the steerable wheels together relative to the conveyor frame. A hydraulic connector is arranged to connect the hydraulically actuated steering mechanism to a controllable hydraulic output of the towing vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Bernie John Toews