Patents by Inventor Carol A. Cook

Carol A. Cook 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: 9348804
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide a choice selection with data presentation are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a user selection of one or more parameters, receiving an identification of a destination for the one or more parameters, determining a number of the one or more parameters, determining a source of the one or more parameters, and based on the destination, the number, and the source, presenting a choice matrix for user selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Derrek Allen Poulson, John Francis Ehrenhofler, Mihai Edward Burciu, James Peter Buckton Webster, Paul Adrian Baynton, Murina Lei Moriyama, Diana Carol Cook
  • Publication number: 20090282354
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide a choice selection with data presentation are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a user selection of one or more parameters, receiving an identification of a destination for the one or more parameters, determining a number of the one or more parameters, determining a source of the one or more parameters, and based on the destination, the number, and the source, presenting a choice matrix for user selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Derrek Allen Poulson, John Francis Ehrenhofler, Mihai Edward Burciu, James Peter Buckton Webster, Paul Adrian Baynton, Murina Lei Moriyama, Diana Carol Cook
  • Patent number: 5056845
    Abstract: An apparatus including pivoted arms relatively movable together, including a first arm and a second arm and a pivot axle positioned to secure each arm in a cross pivoted configuration, wherein the first arm includes a first jaw and the second arm includes a second jaw, each formed with a resilient face. Each arm includes an upper respective first and second link, each pivoted rearwardly to each respective first and second arm and pivoted at their forward terminal ends relative to one another securing a support ring, with the support ring including support linkage mounting the arms to a lifting member. The arms include medial linkage, including a third and fourth link to align the linkage relative to one another, with the third link including an abutment flange to prevent over-centering of the third link relative to the fourth link. The jaws are formed with replaceable faces including a "C" shaped jaw support slidably receiving a support web mounted at a lower terminal end of each arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Inventor: Carol A. Cook
  • Patent number: 4631766
    Abstract: An infant seat for holding low birth weight neonates which supports an infant in such a manner as to prevent most position-induced deformities from occurring. The seat includes a head-receiving cavity, a back-supporting region and a buttocks-receiving hollow; a leg-containing structure is disposed on each side of the hollow. The back-supporting region is configured to hold an infant in a supine position and includes an arcuate surface on each side for biasing a supported infant to remain in the supine position. The head-receiving cavity is designed to not only maintain the infant's head in alignment with the infant's back, but also engages the infant's head over a large semi-spherically area to prevent flattening of the skull. The leg-containing structure prevents the infant's legs from flailing outwardly away from the infant's body, thus reducing hip rotation deformities and abduction stress in the leg and hip joints of the infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Caryl J. Semmler, Carol A. Cook, Jackie D. Smith