Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Harrell

Christopher A. Harrell 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: 11963624
    Abstract: The present system is used for metered dispensing of bulk material. The system includes a hopper containing the bulk material, a base supporting the hopper, and a gate removably interposed between a hopper outlet and a base outlet. The gate rotates between positions either allowing or preventing flow of the bulk material from the hopper outlet to the base outlet. An impeller is located inside of the hopper, extending from an inner surface of the hopper to agitate the bulk material before, during, or after dispensing to ensure the hopper outlet is not blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Harrell, James P. Ihrcke, Jeff Koss
  • Publication number: 20230306103
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for pre-registering authentication devices. A security key provider system may receive a request to pre-register a security key with identified applications from an enterprise. Responsive to receiving the request, the security key provider system instructs the security key to generate a unique authentication code for each of the applications. The security key provider system may generate pre-registration information based on the authentication codes and pre-register the authentication codes of the security key to the applications by providing the pre-registration information to the applications on behalf of the enterprise. The security key provider system may instead provide the pre-registration information to the enterprise to allow the enterprise to pre-register the authentication codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jakob Ehrensvärd, Christopher Harrell, Jerrod Chong
  • Patent number: 11698957
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for pre-registering authentication devices. A security key provider system may receive a request to pre-register a security key with identified applications from an enterprise. Responsive to receiving the request, the security key provider system instructs the security key to generate a unique authentication code for each of the applications. The security key provider system may generate pre-registration information based on the authentication codes and pre-register the authentication codes of the security key to the applications by providing the pre-registration information to the applications on behalf of the enterprise. The security key provider system may instead provide the pre-registration information to the enterprise to allow the enterprise to pre-register the authentication codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Yubico AB
    Inventors: Jakob Ehrensvärd, Christopher Harrell, Jerrod Chong
  • Patent number: 11574136
    Abstract: An authorization device having an activation module and a wireless interface is configured in a non-enabled mode. In the non-enabled mode, the wireless interface is configured to receive data, and the authorization device is configured to block a request received via the wireless interface to interact with the authorization device. The activation module detects an activation operation. In response to detecting the activation operation, the activation module configures the authorization device in an enabled mode. In the enabled mode, the authorization device is configured to process a request to re-configure the authorization device received via the wireless interface, and to transmit authorization information to a reader device via the wireless interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Yubico AB
    Inventors: Jesper Mikael Johansson, Christopher Harrell
  • Patent number: 11517125
    Abstract: This merchandising tray system is capable of adjustment for width and depth to accommodate any size of shelving unit. Within the system, a rear tray base is slidably connected to a fore tray base, allowing for adjustment of the depth of the system on the shelf. A merchandise pusher is continuously slidable within a fore pusher track in the fore tray base and a rear pusher track in the rear tray base. Right and left fore sidewalls are removably mounted to the fore tray base, allowing for lateral expansion of the system. Rear sidewalls are slidably extendable from the fore sidewalls, allowing for further alteration of the depth of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Process Retail Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrence G. Berglund, James P. Ihrcke, Christopher Harrell
  • Publication number: 20220369830
    Abstract: The present system is used for metered dispensing of bulk material. The system includes a hopper containing the bulk material, a base supporting the hopper, and a gate removably interposed between a hopper outlet and a base outlet. The gate rotates between positions either allowing or preventing flow of the bulk material from the hopper outlet to the base outlet. An impeller is located inside of the hopper, extending from an inner surface of the hopper to agitate the bulk material before, during, or after dispensing to ensure the hopper outlet is not blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Process Retail Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Harrell, James P. Ihrcke, Jeff Koss
  • Patent number: 11317737
    Abstract: The present invention is merchandising tray system. Within the system, a tray top plate is slidably mounted to a tray base plate, allowing the tray top plate to be extended beyond the edge of the shelf to which the system is mounted. A plurality of sidewalls are removably mounted to the tray top plate, allowing controlled expansion and contraction of the width of the system supporting products. A support arm is slidably extendable from the tray base plate, allowing the system to be mounted along any depth of the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Process Retail Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrence G. Berglund, James P. Ihrcke, Christopher A. Harrell
  • Publication number: 20210267386
    Abstract: The present invention is merchandising tray system capable of adjustment for width and depth to accommodate any size of shelving unit. Within the system, a rear tray base is slidably connected to a fore tray base, allowing for adjustment of the depth of the system on the shelf. A merchandise pusher is continuously slidable within a fore pusher track in the fore tray base and a rear pusher track in the rear tray base. Right and left fore sidewalls are removably mounted to the fore tray base, allowing for lateral expansion of the system. Right and left rear sidewalls are slidably extendable from the right and left fore sidewall, allowing for further alteration of the depth of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Process Retail Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrence G. Berglund, James P. Ihrcke, Christopher Harrell
  • Publication number: 20210192037
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for pre-registering authentication devices. A security key provider system may receive a request to pre-register a security key with identified applications from an enterprise. Responsive to receiving the request, the security key provider system instructs the security key to generate a unique authentication code for each of the applications. The security key provider system may generate pre-registration information based on the authentication codes and pre-register the authentication codes of the security key to the applications by providing the pre-registration information to the applications on behalf of the enterprise. The security key provider system may instead provide the pre-registration information to the enterprise to allow the enterprise to pre-register the authentication codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Jakob Ehrensvärd, Christopher Harrell, Jerrod Chong
  • Publication number: 20210161310
    Abstract: The present invention is merchandising tray system. Within the system, a tray top plate is slidably mounted to a tray base plate, allowing the tray top plate to be extended beyond the edge of the shelf to which the system is mounted. A plurality of sidewalls are removably mounted to the tray top plate, allowing controlled expansion and contraction of the width of the system supporting products. A support arm is slidably extendable from the tray base plate, allowing the system to be mounted along any depth of the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Process Retail Group
    Inventors: Terrence G. Berglund, James P. Ihrcke, Christopher A. Harrell
  • Publication number: 20200160002
    Abstract: An authorization device having an activation module and a wireless interface is configured in a non-enabled mode. In the non-enabled mode, the wireless interface is configured to receive data, and the authorization device is configured to block a request received via the wireless interface to interact with the authorization device. The activation module detects an activation operation. In response to detecting the activation operation, the activation module configures the authorization device in an enabled mode. In the enabled mode, the authorization device is configured to process a request to re-configure the authorization device received via the wireless interface, and to transmit authorization information to a reader device via the wireless interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: JESPER MIKAEL JOHANSSON, CHRISTOPHER HARRELL
  • Patent number: 10579839
    Abstract: An authorization device having an activation module and a wireless interface is configured in a non-enabled mode. In the non-enabled mode, the wireless interface is configured to receive data, and the authorization device is configured to block a request received via the wireless interface to interact with the authorization device. The activation module detects an activation operation. In response to detecting the activation operation, the activation module configures the authorization device in an enabled mode. In the enabled mode, the authorization device is configured to process a request to re-configure the authorization device received via the wireless interface, and to transmit authorization information to a reader device via the wireless interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: YUBICO AB
    Inventors: Jesper Mikael Johansson, Christopher Harrell
  • Patent number: 10432662
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to blocking malicious third party site tagging using content security policy (CSP). A request to access a web page is first received for obtaining a page resource associated with the web page. One or more tags are further added to the page resource, and one or more tag sources corresponding to the one or more tags are interpreted. Based on the one or more tag sources, at least one content security policy is constructed and enforced on the page resource. The web page is presented to the user with whitelisted tags in accordance with the enforced at least one content security policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Oath, Inc.
    Inventors: Vibha Sethi, Binu Ramakrishnan, Christopher Harrell
  • Publication number: 20160323309
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to blocking malicious third party site tagging using content security policy (CSP). A request to access a web page is first received for obtaining a page resource associated with the web page. One or more tags are further added to the page resource, and one or more tag sources corresponding to the one or more tags are interpreted. Based on the one or more tag sources, at least one content security policy is constructed and enforced on the page resource. The web page is presented to the user with whitelisted tags in accordance with the enforced at least one content security policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Vibha Sethi, Binu Ramakrishnan, Christopher Harrell
  • Patent number: D541722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Inventor: Christopher A. Harrell