Patents by Inventor Charles Linden

Charles Linden 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: 20160162913
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to the generation and presentation of merchant insights to a brick-and-mortar merchant. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to detecting and identifying users visiting a merchant's retail location, determining product preferences of the identified users that relate to the merchant, and providing merchant insights to the merchant based on the determined product preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Lee Charles Linden, Benjamin Lewis, Dwight Ewing Crow, Jonathan Shottan, Peng Fan
  • Publication number: 20160162935
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in part, to systems and methods that provide for effectively remarketing a product to a user based on a customized consumption interval. In particular, a system can maintain a social networking profile associated with a user that includes personal information associated with the user. The system can further identify a purchase of a product and generate a customized consumption interval for the product based on the personal information associated with the user. Using the customized consumption interval, the system can more efficiently remarket a product to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Lee Charles Linden, Benjamin Lewis, Dwight Ewing Crow
  • Publication number: 20160117740
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in part, to an advertisement system that provides for the remarketing of products to a user within a social networking system. More specifically, the advertisement system can analyze a user's social networking profile, which can include information derived from user activity related to third-party content, to identify the user's interest in and/or association with a product previously marketed to the user. Using the user's social networking profile, the advertisement system can create a customized advertisement for the user for a product previously, marketed to the user and serve the customized advertisement to the user within the social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Lee Charles Linden, Benjamin Lewis, Dwight Ewing Crow, Jonathan Shottan, Peng Fan
  • Publication number: 20160048880
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in part, to an advertisement system that provides for the augmentation of social networking profiles with information derived from user activity associated with third-party content outside of a social networking system. The augmented profiles of users may be analyzed and compared to identify targeted advertisement opportunities for one or more users. The advertisement system can analyze the augmented profiles of one or more users to identify look-alike product advertisement opportunities, look-alike user advertisement opportunities, as well as various remarketing, reminders, and cross-device marketing opportunities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Lee Charles Linden, Benjamin Lewis
  • Publication number: 20150149353
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and systems for enabling a multi-merchant gift card program are disclosed. In particular, the present application details exemplary methods and systems for obtaining merchant identification information associated with a merchant. Upon obtaining the merchant identification for a merchant, the present application further details exemplary methods and systems for enabling a gift card services for the merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Charles Linden, Neville S. Bowers, Ted Edward E. Zagat
  • Publication number: 20150100459
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to marketing products through a social networking system. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present invention relate to allowing social networking users to purchase products through the social networking system and to add products to shopping carts associated with third-party merchants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Charles Linden, Benjamin Lewis
  • Publication number: 20150100458
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to marketing products through a social networking system. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present invention relate to allowing social networking users to purchase products through the social networking system and to add products to shopping carts associated with third-party merchants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Charles Linden, Benjamin Lewis, Deborah Liu, Mary Ku, Stephanie Shum, Neville S. Bowers
  • Patent number: 5626151
    Abstract: A transportable life support system is for use in a battlefield and mass ualty situations and includes a base, a stretcher and a canopy. The base incorporates medical equipment that includes a ventilator, an oxygen source, an environmental control unit, a suction unit, a plurality of physiologic sensors, a intravenous fluid pump, a drug infusion pump, and a defibrillator. The medical equipment is controlled by a computer contained within the base. A monitor displays the vitals signs of the wounded patient. A receiver/transmitter is included in the base for transmitting information to, and receiving information from, a remote health care provider. The system can be run from internal rechargeable batteries or external power. The canopy may be a hard shell or a soft shell. With the canopy in place, the transportable life support system serves as a miniature preoperative holding area or a post operative recovery room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Charles Linden