Patents by Inventor Brett Earnest

Brett Earnest 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).

  • Patent number: 11454015
    Abstract: A water leak detection plate is placed between the toilet flange plate attached to a subfloor and a toilet base with a wax seal disposed between them. The detection plate includes a circular disc body with a wastewater hole axially aligned with the wastewater hole formed on the toilet flange plate. Surrounding the wastewater hole is an outer flange area with a perimeter edge. Formed on the outer flange area are two bolt holes aligned with two bolts attached to the toilet flange plate used to attach the toilet base to the toilet flange plate. Formed or attached to the disc body's perimeter edge is a continuous, upward extending gutter configured to collect water leaking from the wax seal or the toilet base. Also formed on the bottom surface of the disc body is an upward extending recessed cavity in which the toilet flange plate rests. The detection plate may be used with an external water detection device placed in the gutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventor: Brett Earnest
  • Publication number: 20210164213
    Abstract: A water leak detection plate placed between the toilet flange plate attached to a subfloor and a toilet base with a wax seal disposed between them. The detection plate includes a circular disc body with a wastewater hole that is axially aligned with the wastewater hole formed on the toilet flange plate and formed on the wax seal. Surround the wastewater hole is an outer flange area with a perimeter edge. Formed on the outer flange area are two bolt holes that are aligned with two bolts attached to the toilet flange plate used to attach the toilet base to the toilet flange plate. Formed or attached to the disc body's perimeter edge is a continuous, upward extending gutter configured to collect water leaking from the wax seal or from the toilet base. Also formed on the bottom surface of the disc body is an upward extending recessed cavity in which the toilet flange plate is positioned. The detection plate may be used with an external water detection device placed in the gutter that forms a water detection kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Brett Earnest
  • Patent number: 7191166
    Abstract: The method and system disclosed herein provide for detecting duplicate information contents such as emails, before storing them in the system, in a fast and reliable way. A parameter that uniquely represents each information content may be determined, and the comparison process of the information contents may be efficiently carried out on the parameters, rather than on the actual information contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
    Inventor: Jerry Brett Earnest
  • Patent number: 6928465
    Abstract: A mechanism for automatically detecting such unwanted messages in real time, which is referred to herein as the Redundant Email Address Detection And Capture System (READACS) is disclosed. The READACS program assumes that incoming mail files have been written to disk in a file format that is somewhat consistent and/or predictable by the programmer. The task of READACS is to identify those email message files, locate an address-of-origin within those files, identify whether the email message should be considered spam, separate spam and non-spam email messages logically, and physically move or rename (or both) those email messages as desired by the programmer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Jerry Brett Earnest
  • Publication number: 20030163491
    Abstract: The method and system disclosed herein provide for detecting duplicate information contents such as emails, before storing them in the system, in a fast and reliable way. A parameter that uniquely represents each information content may be determined, and the comparison process of the information contents may be efficiently carried out on the parameters, rather than on the actual information contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventor: Jerry Brett Earnest
  • Publication number: 20020184315
    Abstract: A mechanism for automatically detecting such unwanted messages in real time, which is referred to herein as the Redundant Email Address Detection And Capture System (READACS) is disclosed. The READACS program assumes that incoming mail files have been written to disk in a file format that is somewhat consistent and/or predictable by the programmer. The task of READACS is to identify those email message files, locate an address-of-origin within those files, identify whether the email message should be considered spam, separate spam and non-spam email messages logically, and physically move or rename (or both) those email messages as desired by the programmer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Jerry Brett Earnest
  • Patent number: D1022146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Brett Earnest