Patents by Inventor ALAN BUTTENHOFF

ALAN BUTTENHOFF 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: 20240012854
    Abstract: In an aspect, provided are computer-readable media and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
  • Patent number: 11803587
    Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
  • Publication number: 20220405323
    Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
  • Patent number: 11461387
    Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
  • Publication number: 20200042551
    Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
  • Patent number: 10482123
    Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
  • Patent number: 10288543
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining moisture permeability of a textile. The method includes: a) providing at least one textile sample having a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, wherein at least a portion of the top surface is configured into a bowl shape for receiving a predetermined amount of a test liquid; b) introducing the predetermined amount of the test liquid into the bowl shape sample such that there is a minimum depth of the liquid contained above at least a portion of the top surface; and c) after a predetermined period of time, determining the moisture permeability of the textile sample by analyzing liquid penetration characteristics of any of the test liquid that may have permeated through the textile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Chris W. Yarbrough, Alan Buttenhoff
  • Publication number: 20190073370
    Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: JOSEPH M. WOODALL, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
  • Publication number: 20170205327
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining moisture permeability of a textile. The method can include: a) providing at least one textile sample having a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, wherein at least a portion of the top surface is configured into a bowl shape for receiving a predetermined amount of a test liquid; b) introducing the predetermined amount of the test liquid into the bowl shape sample such that there is a minimum depth of the liquid contained above at least a portion of the top surface; and c) after a predetermined period of time, determining the moisture permeability of the textile sample by analyzing liquid penetration characteristics of any of the test liquid that may have permeated through the textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: CHRIS W. YARBROUGH, ALAN BUTTENHOFF