Patents by Inventor April O'Rourke

April O'Rourke 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: 20070073704
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include information services, methods and systems to facilitate gathering and management of information by home users and professional users of information gathering, processing, and distribution services, and user interfaces through which users communicate with information services. In one embodiment of the present invention, a central information gathering, processing, and distribution service provides a simple, but robust and highly functional, interface to remote home users and professional users to allow the home users and professional users to continuously receive updated information gleaned from continuous searching of the Internet and other information sources by the information service. The interface allows users to define, refine, and stably store interests that define information searches continuously carried out, on behalf of the user, by the information gathering, processing, and distribution service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bowden, Stuart Graham, Annabel Sherwood, April O'Rourke, Owyn Richen, Matthew Greene, Jeffrey Robinson, Jeremy Calvert, Paul Allen, Brian Milnes, Daniel Sterling, Jeffrey Myers
  • Patent number: 7125576
    Abstract: The subject invention provides novel protein-rich tortillas. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention provides flat, thin tortillas that have chicken protein. Other meats can also be used to provide the protein component. Advantageously, the tortillas of the subject invention can be used as a replacement for traditional flour or corn tortillas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren April O'Kelley, Meghan Lea Meller, Michael Shaun Madden, Hordur G. Kristinsson