Patents by Inventor Carol Hess

Carol Hess 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: 20060173825
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide an Internet media service are disclosed. A streaming media distribution system, comprising storage capability, streaming encoding and parsing capability, and information generation capability, is used to populate a search player view with links, key words, and other information related to media currently being streamed from the streaming media distribution system. Media identifier data is parsed from digital information associated with the present digital media stream and a pre-search of at least one of a local database, external databases, and Internet web sites are performed in response to the media identifier data. The results of the pre-search are used to populate the search player view which is provided to users, via the Internet, by the streaming media distribution system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Carol Hess, Michael Roe
  • Patent number: 5350679
    Abstract: A repeat insult microbial test method in which an antimicrobial agent is applied to a porous permeable substrate. The porous permeable substrate is inoculated with microorganisms, and the porous permeable substrate is incubated for a predetermined period of time, at a temperature which is conducive to the flourishment of the microorganisms. The porous permeable substrate is reinoculated and reincubated a predetermined plurality of times and the inoculated porous permeable substrate is incubated for a final period of time between 18-24 hours at the temperature used previously. The porous permeable substrate is then examined, and the growth of microorganisms is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventor: Carol A. Hess