Patents by Inventor Charles Lyons
Charles Lyons 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).
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Publication number: 20100281379Abstract: A method of defining a media editing application for creating media presentations. The method provides a composite display area for displaying a set of clip shapes that represent media clips. It also provides a consolidated editing tool for (1) identifying clip-shape edit points that are near a cursor's location as the cursor moves from track to track in the composite display area and (2) collectively selecting the identified clip-shape edit points along multiple track in order to receive an edit operation to collectively perform on said the clip-shapes of the identified edit points.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2009Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Brian Meaney, Colleen Pendergast, Charles Lyons, Douglas DeVore
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Patent number: 7470729Abstract: A method of forming articles made of an inorganic fiber material using compression molding. In one respect, a method of forming an article, wherein the method includes providing a molding composition comprising inorganic fiber and an inorganic binder, and compression molding the molding composition into the article. In another respect, the method including providing a molding composition comprising inorganic fibers and a binder, and compression molding the molding composition into the article, wherein at least 75% by weight of the molded article is inorganic material. In some embodiments the cured binder is capable of withstanding temperatures of at least 600° F. without significant degradation or deterioration due to heat. Articles made by the use of such methods and a molding composition for use in compression molding an article are also included.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2005Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: David Charles Lyons, Ted Victor Schroeder
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Publication number: 20080168980Abstract: A fireplace including a backlighting system. The backlighting system can be positioned in a back portion of the bottom panel of the fireplace. The backlighting system includes at least one light source to shine light upon the components of the fireplace. For example, the light source can be positioned to shine light on a back panel of the fireplace. The light source of the backlighting system can be modulated depending on a state of the fireplace. For example, the light source can be turned on or off depending on whether the flame of the fireplace is on or off.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: David Charles Lyons, Thomas J. Bachinski, Robert Samuel Waddell, Richard Berg, Scott Stephen Jeutter, Kurt Matthew Schwie
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Patent number: 7322819Abstract: A fireplace including a backlighting system. The backlighting system can be positioned in a back portion of the bottom panel of the fireplace. The backlighting system includes at least one light source to shine light upon the components of the fireplace. For example, the light source can be positioned to shine light on a back panel of the fireplace. The light source of the backlighting system can be modulated depending on a state of the fireplace. For example, the light source can be turned on or off depending on whether the flame of the fireplace is on or off.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2003Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: David Charles Lyons, Thomas J. Bachinski, Robert Samuel Waddell, Richard Berg, Scott Stephen Jeutter, Kurt Matthew Schwie
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Patent number: 7305783Abstract: A lenticular fireplace and methods for simulating a fire within a fireplace. In one respect, a fire is simulated with a lenticular screen. The lenticular screen includes a lenticular lens layer and an image layer, wherein the image layer comprises one or more images of a fire. A device is coupled to the lenticular screen that moves the lenticular screen to alter a viewed image of the fire. In another respect, the lenticular screen is disposed within a fireplace enclosure. In another respect, a fireplace includes a convertible heated glass apparatus. The apparatus is used in a front wall of an enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2005Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Devin Eugene Mix, David Charles Lyons
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Publication number: 20070244732Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. Government agencies, procurement departments, and others that patronize small businesses can use CSoW/CSoSW to determine businesses that should be awarded contracts and businesses that should be denied. CSoW/CSoSW may also be used to manage approved vendor lists.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Inventors: Siddhartha Chatterji, Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Benedict Okoh, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan, Arnab Biswas
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Publication number: 20070226114Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. Managers of investment vehicles, such as mutual fund managers, can use CSoW/CSoSW as one of the parameters to be considered when picking stocks to buy, sell, or short. Investment managers can also use CSoW/CSoSW to predict which stocks in their portfolio are likely to suffer a price fall.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Benedict Okoh, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan, Arnab Biswas
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Publication number: 20070226130Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. Banks and lenders can use CSoW/CSoSW to determine who to lend to and who to deny credit to, as well as for pricing loans and other products in a dynamic way. Banks and lenders can also determine which customers should be retained, as well as identify loans which are likely to default.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Benedict Okoh, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan, Arnab Biswas
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Publication number: 20070192165Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. Companies which provide databases of financial information about other companies can use scores provided by this CSoW/CSoSW modeling approach to give an indication of how much the company is likely to spend in the future.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Benedict Okoh, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan
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Publication number: 20070078741Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. Private equity firms and other investors of small businesses can use the CSoW/CSoSW modeling approach to more accurately evaluate small and privately held companies, both during investment and for evaluating prospective investments. Over-the-counter securities trading systems can also use this modeling approach to provide more accurate information and/or rankings of listed companies to their customers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: April 5, 2007Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Benedict Okoh, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan
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Publication number: 20070067206Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. Marketing companies that sell lists compile those lists by searching one or more databases for names and/or businesses that match certain criteria. Those marketing companies can use the CSoW/CSoSW modeling approach to show predicted spend and/or revenues for each company on a list. This makes the list more valuable to list buyers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Benedict Okoh, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan
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Publication number: 20070067207Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. Online marketplaces that allow small businesses to advertise their services can use this CSoW/CSoSW modeling approach to provide a rating that gives an indication of the business prospects of the vendors listed on their sites. Further, such marketplaces can combine this information with their own internal analytics to provide a single holistic rating.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Benedict Okoh, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan
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Publication number: 20070067209Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“SoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“SoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. Commercial SoW is a modeling approach that utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. These outputs can be appended to data profiles of customers and prospects and can be utilized to support decisions involving prospecting, new account evaluation, and customer management across the lifecycle. Company financial statements are utilized to identify and calculate total business spend of a company that could be transacted using a commercial credit card. A spend-like regression model may then be developed to estimate annual commercial SoSW value for customers and prospects within a credit network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan
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Publication number: 20070067208Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. A mutual fund rating company can use this CSoW/CSoSW modeling approach to predict the performance of funds that invest in a particular industry or sector. In addition, since mutual funds often provide guidelines for selecting stocks, rating companies can use this modeling approach to predict the performance of companies in a fund's portfolio.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Benedict Okoh, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan
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Publication number: 20070016500Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. Insurance companies can use CSoW/CSoSW to determine risk levels of clients and identify prospective clients. CSoW/CSoSW can also be used to determine pricing structures for clients.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Inventors: Siddhartha Chatterji, Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Benedict Okoh, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan, Arnab Biswas
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Publication number: 20070016501Abstract: Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. Research analysts can use CSoW/CSoSW to provide a comprehensive and robust indication of the business prospects of a rated company.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Inventors: Siddhartha Chatterji, Kathleen Haggerty, Charles Lyon, Benedict Okoh, Robert Phelan, Jon Ruterman, Geraldine Turner, Chao Yuan, Arnab Biswas
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Patent number: 7160103Abstract: An apparatus and method for modifying the appearance of a flame to maximize the size of the flame for a given amount of fuel, increase a burn rate efficiency of the flame, or change the shape of the flame. The shape and size of the flame may be modified by applying a secondary source of fluid to the flame. The secondary source of fluid may cause turbulent fluid flow within the combustion chamber enclosure in which the flame is produced to change the appearance of the flame. The secondary source of fluid may be generated by a blower or fan and may include, for example, a source of fresh combustion air, additional flammable gas such as natural gas, or other fluid additives for enhancement of the flame color, shape, and size.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gary Lee Butler, Chad William Hendrickson, Robb Edward Bennett, Stephen G. Smith, Thomas J. Bachinski, David Charles Lyons
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Patent number: 7098269Abstract: A method of forming articles made of an inorganic fiber material using compression molding. In one respect, a method of forming an article, wherein the method includes providing a molding composition comprising inorganic fiber and an inorganic binder, and compression molding the molding composition into the article. In another respect, the method including providing a molding composition comprising inorganic fibers and a binder, and compression molding the molding composition into the article, wherein at least 75% by weight of the molded article is inorganic material. In some embodiments the cured binder is capable of withstanding temperatures of at least 600° F. without significant degradation or deterioration due to heat. Articles made by the use of such methods and a molding composition for use in compression molding an article are also included.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2001Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: HON Technology Inc.Inventors: David Charles Lyons, Ted Victor Schroeder
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Patent number: 7077122Abstract: A fireplace includes an outer enclosure having a front panel defining a front of the fireplace, and a combustion chamber enclosure defining a combustion chamber and including a front surface. The combustion chamber enclosure is positioned within the outer enclosure at a location spaced rearward from the front panel of the outer enclosure. The fireplace includes a glass panel secured to the front surface of the combustion chamber enclosure, and a surround member adapted and configured to be positioned between the front panel of the outer enclosure and the glass panel to cover the glass frame from view. Controls for the fireplace are positioned between the outer enclosure and the combustion chamber enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2003Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: David Charles Lyons, Richard Berg, Scott Stephen Jeutter, Kurt Matthew Schwie
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Patent number: 7074035Abstract: A gas burner includes a monolithic burner panel coupled to a bottom burner member for use as a bottom panel of a combustion chamber enclosure. The burner panel includes at least one aperture for providing a gas/air mixture to a top surface of the burner panel for combustion. The burner panel includes at least one elevated area. The burner panel is a composite material formed from a compression molding process. The burner panel includes elevations that can be shaped into log structures to provide a realistic fire within a fireplace unit, stove, or insert.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2003Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Inventors: David Charles Lyons, Ted Victor Schroeder, Gary Lee Butler, Steven G. Smith