Patents Assigned to Rational
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Patent number: 10822138Abstract: A packaging assembly, including corrugated corner elements, each corrugated corner element having a first corner post element leg, extending from a vertex of the corrugated corner element and having one or more alternating ridges and grooves, and a second corner post element leg, extending from the vertex, away from the first corner post element leg, and having one or more alternating ridges and grooves; and at least two endcap elements, each comprising at least one tray layer attached or coupled to at least one support layer, wherein the tray layer extends to four corners and the support layer includes a corner recess formed proximate each corner of the tray layer, wherein each corner recess is formed so as to mateingly engage at least a portion of the first end portion or the second end portion of one of the corrugated corner elements at least partially therein.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Rational Packaging LLCInventor: Samuel C. Voorhees
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Patent number: 10535231Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of (and system for) operating instances of a game having a plurality of game positions that can be occupied by players, such as a poker-type game. The method comprises assigning a player a plurality of weights relating to game positions, where each weight indicates a bias towards placement of the player at a game position. When a player has played in a first game at a given position, the weights are updated to indicate an altered bias towards placement at each position. The player is then assigned to a second game based on the updated weights.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Rational Intellectual Holdings LimitedInventors: Serguei Bourenkov, Vadim Sheikhman, Dmitri Ligoum
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Patent number: 10431051Abstract: A system for computer gaming includes a processor configured to provide a first table of a first group of players grouped together to play a first hand and provide to each of the first group of players one or more cards for the first hand. The system includes an interface couple to the processor and configured to receive from a first player of the first group of players a request to fold the one or more cards of the first player. The processor is also configured to automatically move the first player to a second table of a second group of players grouped together to play a second hand.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Rational FT Enterprises LimitedInventors: Robert S. Burnside, Jerry W. Biesel
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Patent number: 10410742Abstract: A method for documenting informed consent includes obtaining a video recording of a patient indicative of informed consent, communicating the video recording across a network for data storage, and storing the video recording in a computer readable data storage medium. The video may include additional portions of a patient encounter. A software application for executing on a computing device may provide a user interface for displaying an educational video to the individual using the software application executing on the computing device, the educational video containing educational content about the procedure for which the informed consent is desired, obtaining video evidencing informed consent for the procedure, administering a quiz to the individual, presenting a document for signature to the individual, receiving a signature for the document from the individual.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Rational Surgical Solutions, LLCInventor: Jonathan Fialkov
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Patent number: 10366463Abstract: A method for documenting informed consent includes obtaining a video recording of a patient indicative of informed consent, communicating the video recording across a network for data storage, and storing the video recording in a computer readable data storage medium. The video may include additional portions of a patient encounter. A software application for executing on a computing device may provide a user interface for obtaining video evidencing informed consent for the procedure, administering a quiz to the individual, presenting a document for signature to the individual, receiving a signature for the document from the individual.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Rational Surgical Solutions, LLCInventor: Jonathan Fialkov
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Patent number: 9848730Abstract: A food carrier for use in a cooking space of a cooking appliance has a first cooking area and a second cooking area on which a food to be cooked can be placed. The cooking areas can in particular be grilling areas. The first and the second cooking areas are arranged on opposite sides of the food carrier, and each of the first and second cooking areas has a structuring. The structuring of the first cooking area is different from the structuring of the second cooking area.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Rational AktiengesellschaftInventor: Wolfgang Holzapfel
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Patent number: 9750089Abstract: A cooking device has at least one pre-set parameter for at least one predetermined program, such as a cooking program, and/or cleaning program, and/or for at least one predetermined mode of operation, such as a cooking mode of operation or a cleaning mode of operation. The preset parameter can be modified by means of at least one modification function element of a control element of the cooking device. During a particular time period, the modification can be confirmed, accepted and/or stored by means of at least one confirmation and/or storage function element of the control element of the cooking device, and after a particular time period has elapsed, the modification can be confirmed, accepted and/or stored automatically by the cooking device.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Rational AGInventors: Peter Wiedemann, Andrea Jürgens, Cornelia Dietmayer, Michael Greiner, Erwin Schuller, Gerd Funk, Thomas Treu
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Patent number: 9557066Abstract: A cooking appliance including an interior, a fan mechanism having at least one fan wheel in the interior, at least one first flow directing member for subdividing the interior into a pressure chamber that houses the fan wheel and a cooking chamber, in which the first flow directing member includes at least one suction port for sucking atmosphere from the cooking chamber into the pressure chamber when the fan wheel is in operation and at least one blow-off port for blowing atmosphere from the pressure chamber into the cooking chamber when the fan wheel is in operation; and at least one second flow directing member that is included with the fan mechanism in the area of the suction port of the first flow directing member in order to improve the flow from the cooking chamber into the pressure chamber by forcing an axial main flow H in the suction zone of the fan mechanism, where the second flow directing member performs a nozzle function, extends from the fan mechanism into the cooking chamber, and overlaps the eType: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Rational AGInventors: Ernst Claussen, Joachim J. Hylla, Oliver Witt, Yingan Xia, Michael Herner, Thomas Schreiner, Robert Kurth, Leonhard Ring, Aldo Paintner
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Patent number: 9483898Abstract: A method of assigning a player-entry to a table so that said player-entry can participate in a hand of a particular card game at said table, wherein there is a plurality of players each having one or more respective player-entries for participating in a respective hand of said card game, wherein a player-entry that is actively participating in a hand of said card game may fold out of turn from said hand so as to no longer be actively participating in said hand, the method comprising: for a first player-entry of a first player, identifying an assignable table for said first player-entry from a plurality of tables for said card game, wherein a table is an assignable table for a particular player-entry if the assignment of said particular player-entry to said table cannot itself provide any player with further information about a hand in which an already assigned player-entry of said player is actively participating in addition to information about said hand that is available to said player only by virtue of theType: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Rational FT Enterprises LimitedInventors: John Aaron Davidson, Darse Raymond Billings
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Publication number: 20150176846Abstract: A method of displaying parameters of a cooking process involves a step in which an information window is provided within an indicating window. Further, a cooking intelligence applied is temporarily displayed in the information window. A cooking appliance display device can be used for displaying various parameters and steps of a cooking process and for making these available to an operator for interaction, with an information window being provided in which a currently applied cooking intelligence is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Rational AktiengesellschaftInventors: Peter Wiedemann, Jana Kirchgaessner, Sascha Barby, Gerd Funk, Torsten Brinkmann, Bruno Maas, Frank Marek, Anton Meindl, Wilhelm Maerz, Sonja Reich, Leonora Minisini, Wolfgang Schmidberger, Meike Stelljes
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Patent number: 8992327Abstract: A method of controlling a game program adapted to operate a game in a device is disclosed. The method comprises accessing configuration data defining one or more states or events which can occur at the device and which are not related to the game program, and specifying for each defined state or event a game action to be performed by the game program in response to the defined state or event. The occurrence of one of the defined states or events at the device is detected, and the game action specified in the configuration data for the detected state or event is performed in response to detection of the defined state or event.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Rational Intellectual Holdings LimitedInventor: Peter Olof Karsten
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Patent number: 8986250Abstract: A drug delivery platform is provided for delivering a controlled infusion of a drug to an individual. The drug delivery platform includes a reservoir for receiving the drug therein and a pressure source engageable with the reservoir. The pressure source is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration wherein the pressure source exerts a pressure on the reservoir to urge the drug therefrom. An output conduit is provided for transmitting the drug into the individual. An actuation mechanism is operatively connected to the pressure source and the output conduit. The actuation mechanism is movable between a non-actuated position and an actuated position wherein pressure source moves from the first configuration to the second configuration and wherein the input of the output conduit communicates with the drug and the output end of the output conduit is receivable in the individual.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2008Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignees: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Ration, Inc.Inventors: David J. Beebe, Benjamin J. Moga, Tony Escarcega, Kent Chase
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Patent number: 8891904Abstract: Methods, computer devices, and computer readable media containing instructions for executing such methods are provided for the modification of digital images having a plurality of visual elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Rational Intellectual Holdings LimitedInventors: Sergey Ignatchenko, Victor Gavrysh, Dmitri Ligoum
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Patent number: 8864588Abstract: A method of controlling a game program adapted to operate a game in a device is disclosed. The method comprises accessing configuration data defining one or more states or events which can occur at the device and which are not related to the game program, and specifying for each defined state or event a game action to be performed by the game program in response to the defined state or event. The occurrence of one of the defined states or events at the device is detected, and the game action specified in the configuration data for the detected state or event is performed in response to detection of the defined state or event.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Rational Intellectual Holdings LimitedInventor: Peter Olof Karsten
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Patent number: 8734877Abstract: A method relates to adjusting a parameter of a process to be executed in a cooking appliance. The parameter has a range of values. The method includes displaying a set of pictorial depictions on a display. Each pictorial depiction represents one of the values in the range. A manual selection from among the pictorial depictions is input. The process is executed in accordance with the value represented by the manually selected pictorial depiction.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Rational AGInventors: Regina Hömme, Michael Greiner, Judith Kling
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Patent number: 8727850Abstract: A system for computer gaming includes a processor configured to provide a first table of a first group of players grouped together to play a first hand and provide to each of the first group of players one or more cards for the first hand. The system includes an interface couple to the processor and configured to receive from a first player of the first group of players a request to fold the one or more cards of the first player. The processor is also configured to automatically move the first player to a second table of a second group of players grouped together to play a second hand.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2005Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Rational FT Enterprises LimitedInventors: Robert S. Burnside, Jerry W. Biesel
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Patent number: D729829Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Rational Systems, LLCInventors: Manish J. Amin, Charles A. Bammel, Antonio Cantu, Michael L. Higuera, Viren H. Kapadia, Patrick O. Reed, Ian C. Wells
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Patent number: D908004Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Rational Packaging LLCInventor: Samuel C. Voorhees
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Patent number: D908005Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Rational Packaging LLCInventor: Samuel C. Voorhees
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Patent number: D908007Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Rational Packaging LLCInventor: Samuel C. Voorhees