Patents by Inventor Alan McBrearty

Alan McBrearty 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: 20140330907
    Abstract: An interactive experience sharing and evaluation system is implemented through a website in one easy step. Users submit information in the form of journal entries about experiences they have had, which can include photos, videos, a rating, and comments with varying privacy levels. Other users can search through these journal entries according to their security access level and add their own information, rating, comments, etc. Users also can provide personal information and search through and connect with other users and communicate with one another regarding submitted experiences. Users construct a dream-list of desired future experiences and set up ongoing searches for new information submitted regarding the users' interests. Custom information is provided to users on the basis of the contents of their dream-lists, and include advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventor: Alan McBrearty
  • Patent number: 8788585
    Abstract: An interactive experience sharing and evaluation system is implemented through a website in one easy step. Users submit information in the form of journal entries about experiences they have had, which can include photos, videos, a rating, and comments with varying privacy levels. Other users can search through these journal entries according to their security access level and add their own information, rating, comments, etc. Users also can provide personal information and search through and connect with other users and communicate with one another regarding submitted experiences. Users construct a dream-list of desired future experiences and set up ongoing searches for new information submitted regarding the users' interests. Custom information is provided to users on the basis of the contents of their dream-lists, and include advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Alpha Sun & Sport—AS&S, LLC
    Inventor: Alan McBrearty
  • Publication number: 20140123254
    Abstract: A relationship and sharing account system includes computing devices configured to execute modules including a user account module configured to store a plurality of user accounts, each corresponding to a user and including user information, at least some of which is accessible to other users, a login module, a communication module configured to obtain information sharing requests, which specify the sharing of information to other users, a sharing account creation module configured to create a user sharing account linked to an existing user account and corresponding to a subsidiary user, and an information duplication module configured to a) automatically copy information in a user sharing request input by the subsidiary user to the linked user account; or b) notify the user corresponding to the linked user account when an information sharing request is input by the subsidiary user and require approval before sharing the information with other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Alpha Sun & Sport - AS&S, LLC
    Inventor: Alan McBrearty
  • Publication number: 20120084362
    Abstract: An interactive experience sharing and evaluation system is implemented through a website in one easy step. Users submit information in the form of journal entries about experiences they have had, which can include photos, videos, a rating, and comments with varying privacy levels. Other users can search through these journal entries according to their security access level and add their own information, rating, comments, etc. Users also can provide personal information and search through and connect with other users and communicate with one another regarding submitted experiences. Users construct a dream-list of desired future experiences and set up ongoing searches for new information submitted regarding the users' interests. Custom information is provided to users on the basis of the contents of their dream-lists, and include advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: Alan McBrearty
  • Patent number: 8122538
    Abstract: A wind-resistant, souvenir-collecting beach towel with hidden pockets has a towel portion, a compartment at one end of the towel portion, an opening accessible from the underside of the beach towel opposite the edge of the end of the towel portion where the compartment is, and a souvenir receiving portion forming a perimeter around the towel portion and having apertures where ball bungee cords and pegs are secured. The compartment has a top and a bottom layer and is attached to the underside of the towel portion and has hidden pockets. Some of the hidden pockets have openings recessed from an outside edge of the compartment such that the opening is not exposed to the environment and is not visible to passersby, and one of the hidden pockets is accessible only through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Alpha Sun & Sport - AS&S, LLC
    Inventor: Alan McBrearty
  • Publication number: 20110047697
    Abstract: A wind-resistant, souvenir-collecting beach towel with hidden pockets has a towel portion, a compartment at one end of the towel portion, an opening accessible from the underside of the beach towel opposite the edge of the end of the towel portion where the compartment is, and a souvenir receiving portion forming a perimeter around the towel portion and having apertures where ball bungee cords and pegs are secured. The compartment has a top and a bottom layer and is attached to the underside of the towel portion and has hidden pockets. Some of the hidden pockets have openings recessed from an outside edge of the compartment such that the opening is not exposed to the environment and is not visible to passersby, and one of the hidden pockets is accessible only through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Alan McBrearty
  • Patent number: D688900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha Sun & Sport—AS & S, LLC
    Inventor: Alan McBrearty