Patents by Inventor Patricia Goodman

Patricia Goodman 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).

  • Large scale touch system and methods for interacting with same
    Patent number: 8487910
    Abstract: A touch system comprises a large scale touch surface on which an image is presented and at least two imaging devices looking across the touch surface and having overlapping fields of view. Processing structure communicates with the imaging devices and processes image data acquired by the imaging devices to determine pointer contacts on the touch surface using triangulation. The processing structure further executes at least one application to facilitate user interaction with the touch surface. Methods of interacting with the touch surface are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Douglas Hill, Niel Beckie, Taco van Ieperen, Serguei Vdovine, Roberto Sirotich, Mark Fletcher, Scott Tallman, Marilyn Williams, Shane Edward Bill, Shannon Patricia Goodman
  • Nectarine juice drink
    Patent number: 7935378
    Abstract: A nectarine juice drink and methods of producing a nectarine juice drink are described. The method involves (a) providing nectarines; (b) treating the nectarines with heated, moist air or heated water to produce heat treated nectarines; (c) pressing the heat treated nectarines through one or more filters to produce a nectarine juice solution and (d) combining the nectarine juice solution with one or more plant cell wall degrading agents to produce a nectarine juice drink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Nectarine Administrative Committee
    Inventors: Peter Mattson, Patricia Goodman, Maris Lunt
  • Nectarine juice drink
    Publication number: 20060099309
    Abstract: A nectarine juice drink and methods of producing a nectarine juice drink are described. The method involves (a) providing nectarines; (b) treating the nectarines with heated, moist air or heated water to produce heat treated nectarines; (c) pressing the heat treated nectarines through one or more filters to produce a nectarine juice solution and (d) combining the nectarine juice solution with one or more plant cell wall degrading agents to produce a nectarine juice drink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Mattson, Patricia Goodman, Maris Lunt