Patents by Inventor Chris Goddard

Chris Goddard 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: 20190119145
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for automatically creating an ad campaign for mobile applications are disclosed. A campaign server may automatically generate an ad creative and determine desired ad distribution parameters, including ad viewer characteristics, required ad viewer hardware and software, languages, geographical location of ad viewers, etc. The data for automatically generating an ad creative and creating the ad campaign may be retrieved from online application sellers. The ad creative may be generated using retrieved data such as ratings, price, icon, etc. An estimated reach of the number of ad viewers and impressions may be computed. Statistics regarding the impressions and click-throughs may also be collected for the advertiser. An interface to the campaign server may also be directly accessible for a user logged into an advertising network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Chao LIU, Nick SNYDER, Alexander KUSCHER, Chris GODDARD, Hwi Kyoung LEE
  • Patent number: 8251050
    Abstract: A drive system for a regulating the rotation of a drive system or agitator in a paintball loader is disclosed. It is designed to regulate the rotation of a feeder, especially during a jam or when projectiles in a hopper become misaligned. This allows a user to quickly and effectively clear a jam and resume or continue rapid fire without damaging projectiles, the loader or the paintball marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: KEE Action Sports I LLC
    Inventors: James T. Christopher, Simon Benjamin Stevens, Chris Goddard
  • Publication number: 20090133680
    Abstract: A drive system for a regulating the rotation of a drive system or agitator in a paintball loader is disclosed. It is designed to regulate the rotation of a feeder, especially during a jam or when projectiles in a hopper become misaligned. This allows a user to quickly and effectively clear a jam and resume or continue rapid fire without damaging projectiles, the loader or the paintball marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: KEE ACTION SPORTS I LLC
    Inventors: James T. Christopher, Simon Benjamin Stevens, Chris Goddard
  • Publication number: 20070012303
    Abstract: A drive cone for use on a paintball loader for loading paintballs into a conventional paintball gun. The drive cone is located at a bottom portion of the container and is rotated by a motor. The drive cone includes at least one fin which forms a gap for which a plurality of paintballs may fit. The drive cone feeds the paintballs into an exit tube located at the bottom of the container which feeds into the paintball gun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: National Paintball Supply, Inc.
    Inventors: James Christopher, Chris Goddard
  • Publication number: 20060054151
    Abstract: An active feed paintball loader for supplying paintballs to a paintball marker. The loader includes a container for storing a plurality of paintballs. An outfeed tube on the container is connected to an inlet tube on the marker. The loader further includes a drive shaft, a feeder rotatably disposed in the container for feeding paintballs into the outfeed tube, and a drive spring having first and second ends. The first end is engaged to the feeder to provide a driving force to rotate the feeder within the container. The second end is coupled to the drive shaft. The drive shaft operates to wind the drive spring to maintain sufficient tension on the drive spring to maintain a paintball stack in the outfeed tube. The loader further includes a mechanical drive handle accessible externally of the loader and connected to the drive shaft to manually wind the drive spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: National Paintball Supply, Inc.
    Inventors: James Christopher, Albert Schilling, Chris Goddard
  • Publication number: 20050217653
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a ball feed mechanism for use in a paintball loader. The ball feed mechanism includes a feeder which conveys or impels balls toward a feed neck, and a drive member which is concentric with the feeder. The feeder is coupled to the drive member through a spring. The spring is configured to store potential energy which is used to rotate the feeder and, thus, drive the balls toward the feed neck. An electric motor is used to rotate the drive member to wind the spring. The feed mechanism includes sensors which detect the motion of the feeder and the drive member. A controller determines the spring tension based on the relative motion of the feeder and drive member, and actuates a motor when necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: National Paintball Supply
    Inventors: James Christopher, Chris Goddard, David Banks
  • Patent number: 6230360
    Abstract: A bun pan cleaner having a pair of counter rotating brushes for scrubbing the bottom of the baking pan. The bun pan cleaner also includes one air jet, under a hood, for directing compressed air under the surface of the pans to help blow seeds and other debris into the air beneath the hood for evacuation. There is also one or more augers beneath the hood which, when rotated will help sweep seeds and other debris out from under the hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Inventors: Scott Singleton, Chris Goddard
  • Patent number: D437900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Inventors: Eric R. Dick, Chris Goddard, Joseph M. Schuster, James M. Singleton, Michael C. Story, Jeffery J. Zimmerer
  • Patent number: RE43756
    Abstract: A rapid feed paintball loader for use upon a conventional paintball gun. The rapid feed paintball loader includes a container for holding a plurality of paintballs. At a bottom portion of the container is a rotatable drive cone having a plurality of vertical fins. Each fin forms a gap with an adjacent fin large enough to accommodate a paintball. At the bottom of the container is an exit tube which exits from the bottom portion of the container and leads to an inlet tube of the paintball gun. A tube extension is mounted on an interior surface of the container adjacent to the sloped exit portion of the exit tube. The tube extension is mounted at a height which is above the top feed surface of the fins, and which is approximately equal to the radius of a paintball. A pivotable deflector is also mounted on an interior surface of the container adjacent the tube extension to prevent paintball jams from occurring within the interior of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: KEE Action Sports I LLC
    Inventors: James T. Christopher, Albert Schilling, Chris Goddard