Patents by Inventor Charles Curtiss

Charles Curtiss 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: 20130254661
    Abstract: Various embodiments for providing access to media content are described. One embodiment is a method implemented in a computing device that comprises generating a user interface on a touchscreen display of the computing device, the user interface comprising a plurality of selection components for surfacing elements, each element corresponding to a media file, the plurality of selection components being further utilized to sort the elements corresponding to media files. The method further comprises retrieving, by the computing device, a user input from a user via the user interface, wherein the user input comprises manipulation of at least one of the selection components. Based on the user input, elements corresponding to media files are displayed. A selection of at least one of the displayed elements is retrieved, and a media file is retrieved according to the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory A. Dunko, Charles Curtiss Hunt
  • Patent number: 8061586
    Abstract: A package for comestible products is provided. The package includes a front wall having a slot, a rear wall, a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls. The walls define a package interior and the rear wall includes a movable flap having a protruding member extending from the rear wall. The protruding member is adapted to engage the slot on the front wall and enclose the package interior. The front wall may include a cut-out area to guide the protruding member into the slot. The package may include a debossed area and an embossed area adjacent to and surrounding the slot on the front wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Heather L. Fluegel, Jason Billig, Charles Curtiss, Stuart Leslie
  • Patent number: 7594294
    Abstract: A cleaning implement is disclosed which is of the all-in-one type. It has a substrate structure that delivers impregnated cleaning liquid to the window being cleaned, a squeegee to drive used cleaning liquid off the window, and an absorbent to collect the used liquid. A single block of substrate structure can provide the applicator, scrubbing, and collecting functions, as well as filter and reprocess used cleaning liquid for further use. The substrate may be replaced separately from the squeegee, or may be replaced as a unit with the squeegee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Billig, Stuart M. Leslie, Steven A. Zach, Jose de Jesus Castillo Higareda, Loretta G. Lynch, Jacqueline V. Lepow, Charles A. Curtiss, David Mallard
  • Patent number: 7586460
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body having electronic circuitry therein, and further includes an exposed interface that enables the electronic circuitry to transfer information. In addition, the electronic device includes a pivoting member attached to the main body such that the pivoting member may rotate about the main body between at least a first position and a second position, the pivoting member including at least one antenna element. The pivoting member covers the exposed interface when in the first position, and when the pivoting member is in the second position, the antenna element serves as an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving information wirelessly in conjunction with the electronic circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Charles Curtiss Hunt, Gerard James Hayes
  • Publication number: 20090205152
    Abstract: A cleaning implement is disclosed which is of the all-in-one type. It has a substrate that delivers impregnated cleaning liquid to the window being cleaned, a squeegee blade to drive used cleaning liquid off the window, and an absorbent region of the substrate to collect the used liquid. In some embodiments a single block of substrate can provide the applicator, scrubbing, and collecting functions, as well as filter and reprocess used cleaning liquid for further use. Refill structures are provided to permit insertion of the refill in varied directions, to facilitate insertion and removal of the refill, to increase the abrasive character of the refill, to minimize drooling, and to otherwise optimize cleaning properties of the refill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, Jose de Jesus Castillo Higareda, Steven A. Zach, Padma Prabodh Varanasi, Srikanth Pilla, Jose Porchia, Jacqueline V. Lepow, Garsen Lee Yap, Jason C. Billig, Stuart M. Leslie, Charles A. Curtiss
  • Patent number: 7527189
    Abstract: A package for comestible products is provided. The package includes a front wall having a slot, a rear wall, a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls. The walls define a package interior and the rear wall includes a movable flap having a protruding member extending from the rear wall. The protruding member is adapted to engage the slot on the front wall and enclose the package interior. The package may include a debossed area and an embossed area adjacent to and surrounding the slot on the front wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Jason Billig, Charles Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Heather Gross
  • Publication number: 20090096681
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body having electronic circuitry therein, and further includes an exposed interface that enables the electronic circuitry to transfer information. In addition, the electronic device includes a pivoting member attached to the main body such that the pivoting member may rotate about the main body between at least a first position and a second position, the pivoting member including at least one antenna element. The pivoting member covers the exposed interface when in the first position, and when the pivoting member is in the second position, the antenna element serves as an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving information wirelessly in conjunction with the electronic circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Charles Curtiss Hunt, Gerard James Hayes
  • Publication number: 20080289128
    Abstract: A cleaning implement is disclosed which is of the all-in-one type. It has a substrate structure that delivers impregnated cleaning liquid to the window being cleaned, a squeegee to drive used cleaning liquid off the window, and an absorbent to collect the used liquid. A single block of substrate structure can provide the applicator, scrubbing, and collecting functions, as well as filter and reprocess used cleaning liquid for further use. The substrate may be replaced separately from the squeegee, or may be replaced as a unit with the squeegee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Jason C. Billig, Stuart M. Leslie, Steven A. Zach, Jose De Jesus Castillo Higareda, Loretta G. Lynch, Jacqueline V. Lepow, Charles A. Curtiss, David Mallard
  • Publication number: 20070220693
    Abstract: A cleaning implement is disclosed that provides multiple functions useful in cleaning windows and similar surfaces. There is a support head that has three sides, one being a cleaning liquid applicator side and two presenting an absorbent sheet. The liquid applicator side can apply a cleaning liquid to a surface to be cleaned and optionally can provide scrubbing to the surface. The sheet can perform rough drying followed by finish drying, and/or other functions. Replacement liquid applicator cartridges and replacement sheets, or stacks of sheets, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Jason C. Billig, Stuart M. Leslie, Charles A. Curtiss, David Mallard
  • Publication number: 20070138035
    Abstract: A package for comestible products is provided. The package includes a front wall having a slot, a rear wall, a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls. The walls define a package interior and the rear wall includes a movable flap having a protruding member extending from the rear wall. The protruding member is adapted to engage the slot on the front wall and enclose the package interior. The front wall may include a cut-out area to guide the protruding member into the slot. The package may include a debossed area and an embossed area adjacent to and surrounding the slot on the front wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Heather Fluegel, Jason Billig, Charles Curtiss, Stuart Leslie
  • Publication number: 20070134371
    Abstract: A package for comestible products is provided. The package includes a front wall having a slot, a rear wall, a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls. At least one notch may be adjacent the slot. The walls define a package interior and the rear wall includes a movable flap having a protruding member extending from the rear wall and a notch adjacent the protruding member. The protruding member is adapted to engage the slot on the front wall and enclose the package interior, and the notches allow for easy engagement of the protruding member and slot, as well as make the package resistant to tear during use. The package may include a debossed area and an embossed area adjacent to and surrounding the slot on the front wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Jason Billig, Charles Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Heather Fluegel
  • Patent number: 7219819
    Abstract: A valve assembly has a valve housing and a valve core body movable therewithin for providing a smooth and continuous outflow of liquid from a container, which may be unvented and rigid, through a liquid-out passageway, and provides an air-back passageway for drawing external air into the container. In a preferred embodiment, the core is rotatable within the housing by one-handed actuation. The air-back passageway is preferably a channel provided on the surface of the core body, and the liquid-out passageway is preferably provided between openings in the core body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Nestle Waters North America, Inc.
    Inventors: J Wayne Halfacre, John S Gruver, Christian Randhahn, Charles A Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Christopher J Matice, Stephen P DeHoff
  • Patent number: D519036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
    Inventors: Machelle D. Stockwell, Stuart Leslie, Charles A. Curtiss, Tomohito Asano, David Deemer, Hassan Mourad
  • Patent number: D519370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Nestle Waters North America, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Wayne Halfacre, John S. Gruver, Christian Randhahn, Charles A. Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Christopher J. Matice, Stephen P. DeHoff
  • Patent number: D519828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Dio C. Cavero, Raymond E. Clepper, Charles Curtiss, James Luke Jenkins, Sungeun Kim, Stuart Leslie, Justin Waldinger
  • Patent number: D525865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Dio C. Cavero, Raymond E. Clepper, Charles Curtiss, James Luke Jenkins, Sungeun Kim, Stuart Leslie, Justin Waldinger
  • Patent number: D526563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Nestle Waters North America, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Wayne Halfacre, John S. Gruver, Christian Randhahn, Charles A. Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Christopher J. Matice, Stephen P. DeHoff
  • Patent number: D530619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Stokley-Van Camp, Inc.
    Inventors: Machelle D. Stockwell, Stuart Leslie, Charles A. Curtiss, Tomohito Asano, David Deemer, Hassan Mourad
  • Patent number: D531498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: WM. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Heather Fluegel, Jason Billig, Stuart Leslie, Charles Curtiss
  • Patent number: D545188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company
    Inventors: Jason Billig, Charles Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Heather Fluegel