Patents by Inventor Benjamin A. Daugherty
Benjamin A. Daugherty 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).
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Patent number: 11797810Abstract: Software tools disclosed herein may allow a user to enter design choices that alter an aesthetic appearance of a machine-readable label such that modules included in the label deviate from a standardized definition for the modules. Such alterations may include changes in size, color and orientation of modules. The alterations may allow a user to create machine-readable labels having unique aesthetic appearances. A software engine may ensure that, despite the aesthetic design choices entered by a user, the generated machine-readable label is reliably scannable.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: the dtx companyInventors: Patrik Andrew Devlin, Corey Benjamin Daugherty, Ahmad Askarian, David Shing, Neil Wayne Cohen, Saul Lewis Stetson, Richard Przekop
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Patent number: 11741331Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electronic tag that may be scanned using at least two modalities, such by scanning a radio-frequency identification (“RFID”) embedded within the tag and/or scanning a machine-readable label (“MRL”) visible from an outside of the tag. Systems may track and capture downstream user interaction with content presented in response to a scan. Systems may distinguish between scan of an MRL versus scans of an RFID chip. A scan of an MRL may trigger loading of a first scan destination on a scanning device. A scan of an RFID chip may trigger loading of a second scan destination on a scanning device. Systems may generate analytics on detected differences between whether an MRL or RFID chip is scanned.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: the dtx companyInventors: Patrik Andrew Devlin, Neil Wayne Cohen, Corey Benjamin Daugherty, Jack Armstrong, Andrew Duplessie, Alex Rogers
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Publication number: 20230267295Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electronic tag that may be scanned using at least two modalities, such by scanning a radio-frequency identification (“RFID”) embedded within the tag and/or scanning a machine-readable label (“MRL”) visible from an outside of the tag. Systems may track and capture downstream user interaction with content presented in response to a scan. Systems may distinguish between scan of an MRL versus scans of an RFID chip. A scan of an MRL may trigger loading of a first scan destination on a scanning device. A scan of an RFID chip may trigger loading of a second scan destination on a scanning device. Systems may generate analytics on detected differences between whether an MRL or RFID chip is scanned.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Patrik Andrew Devlin, Neil Wayne Cohen, Corey Benjamin Daugherty, Jack Armstrong, Andrew Duplessie, Alex Rogers
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Patent number: 11599757Abstract: This disclosure relates to technology that provides dynamically configurable access to customized digital content associated with a machine-readable label (“MRL”). A MRL may be designed, printed and distributed to viewers. After distribution, the MRL may be collected by an owner who activates the collectible MRL and associates the MRL with customized content. At a time they are generated, a collectible MRL may be associated with a default scan destination. The default scan destination may be encoded in a data zone of the collectible MRL. The information encoded in a data zone of the collectible MRL may not be changeable after the MRL is distributed or fixed in tangible form. The disclosed technology provides apparatus and methods for customizing content associated with a MRL even after the MRL has been fixed in tangible form.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: the dtx companyInventors: Corey Benjamin Daugherty, Patrik Andrew Devlin, Timothy Armstrong
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Publication number: 20230067835Abstract: This disclosure relates to technology that provides dynamically configurable access to customized digital content associated with a machine-readable label (“MRL”). A MRL may be designed, printed and distributed to viewers. After distribution, the MRL may be collected by an owner who activates the collectible MRL and associates the MRL with customized content. At a time they are generated, a collectible MRL may be associated with a default scan destination. The default scan destination may be encoded in a data zone of the collectible MRL. The information encoded in a data zone of the collectible MRL may not be changeable after the MRL is distributed or fixed in tangible form. The disclosed technology provides apparatus and methods for customizing content associated with a MRL even after the MRL has been fixed in tangible form.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Corey Benjamin Daugherty, Patrik Andrew Devlin, Timothy Armstrong
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Publication number: 20220044087Abstract: Software tools disclosed herein may allow a user to enter design choices that alter an aesthetic appearance of a machine-readable label such that modules included in the label deviate from a standardized definition for the modules. Such alterations may include changes in size, color and orientation of modules. The alterations may allow a user to create machine-readable labels having unique aesthetic appearances. A software engine may ensure that, despite the aesthetic design choices entered by a user, the generated machine-readable label is reliably scannable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Patrik Andrew Devlin, Corey Benjamin Daugherty, Ahmad Askarian, David Shing, Neil Wayne Cohen, Saul Lewis Stetson, Richard Przekop
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Patent number: 11205105Abstract: Software tools disclosed herein may allow a user to enter design choices that alter an aesthetic appearance of a machine-readable label such that modules included in the label deviate from a standardized definition for the modules. Such alterations may include changes in size, color and orientation of modules. The alterations may allow a user to create machine-readable labels having unique aesthetic appearances. A software engine may ensure that, despite the aesthetic design choices entered by a user, the generated machine-readable label is reliably scannable.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: the dtx companyInventors: Patrik Andrew Devlin, Corey Benjamin Daugherty, Ahmad Askarian, David Shing, Neil Wayne Cohen, Saul Lewis Stetson, Richard Przekop
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Patent number: 11010650Abstract: Software tools disclosed herein may allow a user to enter design choices that alter an aesthetic appearance of a machine-readable label such that modules included in the label deviate from a standardized definition for the modules. Such alterations may include changes in size, color and orientation of modules. The alterations may allow a user to create machine-readable labels having unique aesthetic appearances. A software engine may ensure that, despite the aesthetic design choices entered by a user, the generated machine-readable label is reliably scannable.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: The DTX CompanyInventors: Patrik Andrew Devlin, Corey Benjamin Daugherty, Ahmad Askarian, David Shing, Neil Wayne Cohen, Saul Lewis Stetson, Richard Przekop
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Patent number: 10269514Abstract: An operational oversized wall switch cover assembly is is designed to be installed over an existing switch without removing the switch's wall plate. The assembly includes linkage that facilitates the turning off or on of the existing switch by moving an oversized toggle between off and on positions. The assembly is customizable using a variety of different colored components for the cover, slide trim plate and toggle. Further, the assembly's cover provides a significant area to imprint indicia thereon, such as logos of a favorite sports team or a child's favorite cartoon characters.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Inventors: Benjamin A Daugherty, Dale G Daugherty
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Publication number: 20180337011Abstract: An operational oversized wall switch cover assembly is described. The assembly is designed to be installed over an existing switch without removing the switch's wall plate. The assembly includes linkage that facilitates the turning off or on of the existing switch by moving an oversized toggle between off and on positions. The assembly is customizable using a variety of different colored components for the cover, slide trim plate and toggle. Further, the assembly's cover comprises a significant area providing significant space to imprint indicia, such as logos of a favorite sports team or a child's favorite cartoon characters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2017Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Benjamin A. Daugherty, Dale G. Daugherty