Patents Assigned to Nine, LLC
  • Patent number: 11293500
    Abstract: An individually phased pawl drive mechanism includes a plurality of pawls each including a plurality of protrusions forming at least one slot between a corresponding pairing of the plurality of protrusions; a pawl carrier member sized and configured for receipt of the plurality of pawls; a drive ring carrier member including a plurality of radially displaced teeth; wherein rotation in one direction causes a first one of the plurality of radially displaced teeth to engage a first one of the plurality of pawls, the primary pawl; and wherein continued rotation is permitted if the drive force is sufficient to cause deflection of the pawl carrier member relative to the drive ring carrier member, thereby causing one or more subsequent ones of the plurality of secondary pawls each to be brought into engagement in succession with a corresponding one of the plurality of radially displaced teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Industry Nine LLC
    Inventors: Michael Macfarland Dulken, Clint John Spiegel
  • Patent number: 11120384
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for monitoring and visualizing a plurality of performance metrics via a single graphical user interface. A processor identifies the plurality of performance metrics, identifies predicted and real time values for the plurality of performance metrics and visually displays for a user the plurality of performance metrics in readable format. In some embodiments, the plurality of performance metrics are displayed in a graphical format. In other embodiments, the plurality of performance metrics are displayed in a spreadsheet format such that the different values and metrics may be arranged into a plurality of different combinations. Further, the processor determines the actual values for the plurality of performance metrics and may organize the visual display based on the current data, a change in data, and/or any other of a plurality of combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: Closer Secrets, LLC, Blueprint Nine, LLC
    Inventors: Randall Grizzle, Valerie Grizzle, Kale Abrahamson, Taylor Hiott
  • Patent number: 11093983
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods where an enrollment team is trained to get the customer set up on the systems, a second welcome call is placed within a predetermined amount of time to the customer to further solidify the deal, using social media groups that require customers to “check in” to encourage customers to participate in the groups, using purposeful placement of key information and announcements in the groups, welcoming new members to the group and providing strategies to encourage and lift up those customers are participating the most and live streams are hosted directly within the groups and posting the livestream schedule in the groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Blueprint Nine, LLC
    Inventors: Kale Abrahamson, Taylor Hiott
  • Patent number: 10359364
    Abstract: A hybrid spectrophotometric instrument utilizing absorption and fluorescence observations requires different cell parameters for optimal performance. The ability to have an instrument with a variable optical path length with a single set of optical surfaces and one detector to reduce system variance is unique. A Zero Angle Photon Spectrometer with the additional hardware and software to support a variable path length instrument is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: G6Nine, LLC
    Inventors: Gary P. Klinkhammer, Chris J. Russo, Donald L. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20190219109
    Abstract: An individually phased pawl drive mechanism includes a plurality of pawls each including a plurality of protrusions forming at least one slot between a corresponding pairing of the plurality of protrusions; a pawl carrier member sized and configured for receipt of the plurality of pawls; a drive ring carrier member including a plurality of radially displaced teeth; wherein rotation in one direction causes a first one of the plurality of radially displaced teeth to engage a first one of the plurality of pawls, the primary pawl; and wherein continued rotation is permitted if the drive force is sufficient to cause deflection of the pawl carrier member relative to the drive ring carrier member, thereby causing one or more subsequent ones of the plurality of secondary pawls each to be brought into engagement in succession with a corresponding one of the plurality of radially displaced teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Industry Nine LLC
    Inventors: Michael Macfarland Dulken, Clint John Spiegel
  • Patent number: 8708792
    Abstract: A card game in which players compete against a dealer to obtain a poker hand and a 31-point blackjack hand that beats the dealer without busting by exceeding 31 points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Two Black Nines, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Costa
  • Patent number: 8382113
    Abstract: A card game in which players compete against a dealer to obtain a poker hand and a blackjack hand that beats the dealer without busting by exceeding 21 points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Two Black Nines, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Costa
  • Publication number: 20120181750
    Abstract: A card game in which players compete against a dealer to obtain a poker hand and a blackjack hand that beats the dealer without busting by exceeding 21 points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: TWO BLACK NINES LLC
    Inventor: Peter Costa
  • Publication number: 20120149450
    Abstract: A card game in which players compete against a dealer to obtain a poker hand and a 31-point blackjack hand that beats the dealer without busting by exceeding 31 points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: TWO BLACK NINES, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Costa
  • Publication number: 20100285859
    Abstract: Processing means is arranged to provide a single bet poker game to at least one player playing over a network. The processing means is arranged to cause the card dealer to deal at least one card to each player to form a starting hand. The bet manager requests a single bet from the or each player, and, once a single bet has been received from each player, stores the total of the amounts of the bets in the prize fund storage means. The card dealer then deals further cards to provide a poker hand to each player and the hand assessment means assesses the hands of all of the players determine the winning hand. At least one prize is awarded to the winning hand from the prize fund.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Two Black Nines LLC
    Inventor: Peter Costa
  • Patent number: D794356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Nine, LLC
    Inventors: Sean McWilliams, Julie Anne McWilliams
  • Patent number: D857662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Dash Nine, LLC
    Inventors: Idan M. Warsawski, Daniel Garnier-Ventura, Yoav Cosiol, Oscar Alberto Jimenez-Bakit