Patents by Inventor Charles Howson

Charles Howson 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: 6540608
    Abstract: A lottery played via the Internet, the lottery comprising a Web site arranged to present a player with a set of brands, and arranged to allow a player to select a subset of the set of brands, the Web site recording the selected subset of brands together with information identifying the player, a subset of brands subsequently being selected at random from the set of brands, the player being awarded a prize if the player's selected subset of brands corresponds to the randomly selected subset of brands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Shopalotto.com Limited
    Inventor: Charles Howson
  • Publication number: 20020082073
    Abstract: A lottery played via the Internet, the lottery comprising a Web site arrayed to present a player with a set of brands, and arranged to allow a player to select a subset of the set of brands, the Web site recording the selected subset of brands together with information identifying the player, a subset of brands subsequently being selected at random from the set of brands, the player being awarded a prize if the player's selected subset of brands corresponds to the randomly selected subset of brands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Charles Howson
  • Patent number: 3951722
    Abstract: A one-part thixotropic contact adhesive composition comprises a polychloroprene in an organic liquid which is a solvent and/or dispersing medium for it, and from 1 to 10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the composition, of a thixotropic agent being a solid saturated hydroxy-carboxylic acid or a solid ester of a saturated hydroxy-carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1973
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1976
    Inventors: John Charles Howson, Thomas Emsley Brooke