Patents by Inventor Christopher Farmer

Christopher Farmer 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: 20240339208
    Abstract: Object information is received via an application programming interface (API) from a requesting computing device. The object information is (a) extracted from a machine-readable code associated with the object, or (b) derived from information extracted from the machine-readable code associated with the object. A non-sequential parsing process is performed to the object information to identify one or more values for one or more fields of a plurality of unique fields. Performing the non-sequential parsing process includes applying a plurality of regular expressions to the object information to identify the one or more values. Each of the plurality of regular expressions is configured to identify values for at least one field of the plurality of unique fields. For each of the one or more values, a data object is that comprises the value and information indicative of the field for the value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Beall, Christopher Farmer, Ishrat Jahan, Monsur Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20230420664
    Abstract: An element to be used as an anode in a lithium-ion battery comprising an electrochemically lithiated thick or thin p or n-doped virgin single crystal Si with or without an oxide on the upper surface thereof. The lithiated structure further has a plurality of single crystalline p or n-doped Si particles dispersed over a non-lithium reactive reacting electrically conductive adhesive positioned atop a current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Posi Energy- Silicon Power. LLC
    Inventors: Devendra K. Sadana, Joel P. De Souza, Brian Williams, Francis Christopher Farmer
  • Patent number: 11854048
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling real-time bidding for online advertisements is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises communicating with a bidder and an impression server and an event tracking server. The bidder receives a real-time bidding (RTB) request containing an available impression from an exchange and places a bid corresponding to the RTB request. The impression server receives impression requests from a browser and responds to the impression requests from the browser. The event tracking server receives event requests from the browser and responds to event requests from the browser. Campaign performance data is retrieved from one or more of the impression server and the event tracking server and compared to the campaign target. The bidder is notified whether to bid for online advertisement impressions based on the campaign performance data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Valassis Digital Corp.
    Inventors: Ben Haley, Michael Els, Damien Harris, Christopher Farmer, Kurt Carlson
  • Patent number: 11357120
    Abstract: An enclosure assembly for housing printed circuit boards and related electrical components having a secured faceplate that may be removed by use of a hand tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Dejan Raic, Steven Christopher Farmer
  • Publication number: 20220087042
    Abstract: An enclosure assembly for housing printed circuit boards and related electrical components having a secured faceplate that may be removed by use of a hand tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Dejan Raic, Steven Christopher Farmer
  • Patent number: 10861057
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling real-time bidding for online advertisements is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises communicating with a bidder and an impression server and an event tracking server. The bidder receives a real-time bidding (RTB) request containing an available impression from an exchange and places a bid corresponding to the RTB request. The impression server receives impression requests from a browser and responds to the impression requests from the browser. The event tracking server receives event requests from the browser and responds to event requests from the browser. Campaign performance data is retrieved from one or more of the impression server and the event tracking server and compared to the campaign target. The bidder is notified whether to bid for online advertisement impressions based on the campaign performance data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Valassis Digital Corp.
    Inventors: Ben Haley, Michael Els, Damien Harris, Christopher Farmer, Kurt Carlson
  • Patent number: 9129313
    Abstract: A method and system for optimizing real-time bidding on online advertisement placements is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a real-time bidding (RTB) request from a RTB partner who is selling an impression on behalf of a publisher. Several probability scores are predetermined based on various criterion. During the processing of a real-time bid request, a combined probability score and threshold are calculated based on these probability scores. The decision to bid on and price to bid for the impression is determined by the RTB system. Campaign targets are based on the combined probability score. A RTB bid response indicating the selected campaign targets and the bid prices are returned to the RTB partner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: MAXPOINT INTERACTIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Farmer, Michael Els, Igor Postelnik, Paul Hodges, Kurt Carlson
  • Publication number: 20150073922
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a customized advertisement creative is herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a uniform resource locator of a web page, detecting a plurality of assets based on a web document that describes the web page specified by the uniform resource locator, where assets of the plurality of assets are of a common asset type, ranking the assets, providing layout template settings based on a suggested asset from the ranked assets, receiving configured layout template settings, and providing a creative based on the configured layout template settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: MAXPOINT INTERACTIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Epperson, Christopher Farmer, Kurt Carlson
  • Patent number: 8799062
    Abstract: A system for improving shape-based targeting by using interest level data is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes creating one or more trade zones, wherein creating a trade zone includes grouping a set of parameters to deliver custom shapes, clustering the custom shapes according to offline data and geographic distribution of IP addresses, and mapping clusters of the custom shapes to IP addresses. Data indicating consumption of a content source is received by one or more trade zones at a calculated rate and the calculated rate is analyzed to determine an interest associated with each trade zone. Targeting is based on a selected trade zone, wherein the selected trade zone is selected based upon a desired interest representative of a desired audience. A targeting request is transmitted including instructions or information associated with a target action, and the target action is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: MaxPoint Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Epperson, Kurt Carlson, Christopher Farmer, Mark Lowe, Robert Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8296180
    Abstract: A system for improving shape-based targeting by using interest level data is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises creating one or more trade zones, wherein creating a trade zone comprises grouping a set of parameters to deliver custom shapes, clustering the custom shapes according to offline data and geographic distribution of IP addresses, and mapping clusters of the custom shapes to IP addresses. Data indicating consumption of a content source is received, the content source having a plurality of tokens. The plurality of tokens is organized according to the one or more trade zones, wherein the one or more trade zones consume the tokens at a calculated rate and the calculated rate is analyzed to determine an interest associated with each trade zone. Targeting is based on a selected trade zone, wherein the selected trade zone is selected based upon a desired interest representative of a desired audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: MaxPoint Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Epperson, Kurt Carlson, Christopher Farmer, Mark Lowe, Robert Gonzalez