Patents Assigned to DONUTS INC.
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Patent number: 11552923Abstract: Systems and methods for managing domain name registrations in accordance with rules and regulations of a domain name verification system are disclosed. The disclosed technology enables a domain name verification system to regulate the registration of domain names in accordance with its own domain name registration policies. This disclosed system uses a “whitelist” domain name registry to register “whitelist domain names” once pre-approval to register a corresponding target domain name has been granted. In this manner, the whitelist domain name registry system acts as a repository for pre-approved domain name registrations and enables pre-qualified registrants (including potential or prospective registrants) to then register a target domain name.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Donuts, Inc.Inventors: Paul Stahura, Christopher L. Cowherd
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Patent number: 11240196Abstract: Technology for communicating by embedding messages in DNS requests/responses is disclosed. In many cases it is desirable for a device to communicate without that device having to supply network credentials. In some network environments, credentials are not required to send or receive DNS messages. The question section of a DNS request message may include a message for a destination DNS server and a query domain which, when using standard DNS routing, will result in the DNS request being directed to the intended destination DNS server. The message may be encoded in such a way that an algorithm run by the destination DNS server is able to parse the message from the DNS request.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Donuts Inc.Inventors: Paul Stahura, Christopher L. Cowherd, Jr.
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Patent number: 10320739Abstract: Technology for communicating by embedding messages in DNS requests/responses is disclosed. In many cases it is desirable for a device to communicate without that device having to supply network credentials. In some network environments, credentials are not required to send or receive DNS messages. The question section of a DNS request message may include a message for a destination DNS server and a query domain which, when using standard DNS routing, will result in the DNS request being directed to the intended destination DNS server. The message may be encoded in such a way that an algorithm run by the destination DNS server is able to parse the message from the DNS request.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Donuts Inc.Inventors: Paul Stahura, Christopher L. Cowherd, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140283106Abstract: A facility comprising systems and methods for preventing or protecting against the registration of domain names that exactly match, contain, or are similar to a mark is provided. The facility maintains a data structure for recording strings that an entity, such as an individual, company, or other organization, has an interest in protecting, such as a domain name that exactly matches, contains, or is similar to a mark owned or held by the entity. In response to requests to register a domain name that includes a recorded string, the facility can prevent registration of that domain name even if the domain name is not registered. The facility may periodically share or publish the data structure with any number of domain name registrars or registries. In this manner, a mark holder can prevent or protect against registration of domain names under any number of top-level domains with a single request.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: DONUTS INC.Inventors: Paul Stahura, Richard Tindal
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Patent number: 4224863Abstract: A portable device for making donuts and the like which includes a batter extruder, a cooking scroll into which the extruded batter is received, a heating element underlying the scroll for heating the cooking medium introduced therein for cooking the extruded batter, a circulation pump for circulating the cooking medium in which the extruded batter is carried through the scroll, a temperature regulator for regulating the temperature of the cooking medium in the scroll, a flow controller for controlling the flow of cooking medium through the scroll, and a conveyor for evacuating the finished product from the scroll. The extruder and flow controller are synchronized, whereby a continuous stream of raw batter may be introduced into the cooking medium and cooked therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 1979Date of Patent: September 30, 1980Assignee: Wee Donuts, Inc.Inventors: Eugene F. Barber, Steven C. Barber
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Patent number: D420749Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1996Date of Patent: February 15, 2000Assignee: Dunkin' Donuts Inc.Inventors: Anthony DiTore, Donald J. Rethman, Randall Scott Jeffrey