Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Barry

Christopher J. Barry 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: 11932563
    Abstract: A method for improved anaerobic digestion is presented. The method includes mixing a volume of waste material with water to form a feedstock mixture. The volume of waste material includes an initial amount of biomass and the feedstock mixture includes methanogenic bacteria either naturally present in the waste material or introduced artificially. The method also includes introducing one or more promoter substances to the feedstock mixture. The one or more promoter substances are capable of modifying the methanogenic bacteria. Modifying includes stimulating novel enzyme production in the methanogenic bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Topstone Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher J. Barry
  • Publication number: 20230118918
    Abstract: A method for improved anaerobic digestion is presented. The method includes mixing a volume of waste material with water to form a feedstock mixture. The volume of waste material includes an initial amount of biomass and the feedstock mixture includes methanogenic bacteria either naturally present in the waste material or introduced artificially. The method also includes introducing one or more promoter substances to the feedstock mixture. The one or more promoter substances are capable of modifying the methanogenic bacteria. Modifying includes stimulating novel enzyme production in the methanogenic bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Topstone Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher J. Barry
  • Patent number: 11492280
    Abstract: A method for improved anaerobic digestion is presented. The method includes mixing a volume of waste material with water to form a feedstock mixture. The volume of waste material includes an initial amount of biomass and the feedstock mixture includes methanogenic bacteria either naturally present in the waste material or introduced artificially. The method also includes introducing one or more promoter substances to the feedstock mixture. The one or more promoter substances are capable of modifying the methanogenic bacteria. Modifying includes stimulating novel enzyme production in the methanogenic bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOPSTONE VENTURES, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher J. Barry
  • Publication number: 20210383391
    Abstract: A system for fraud dispute of pending transactions. The system comprising receiving data corresponding to a pending transaction between the user and a merchant; and analyzing the transaction data to determine whether the transaction data comprises at least one indicator of a fraudulent transaction. Wherein, pausing an initiation to provide funds for the pending transaction, providing the user at least one questionnaire relating to the received transaction data or a set of stored user data, receiving a response from the user for the questionnaire, comparing the received response to the received transaction data or the stored user data, determining whether to validate the user based on the comparison, rejecting the pending transaction when the user is not validated, and removing the indicator when the user is validated. Wherein, approving the pending transaction, and initiating a request to provide funds to the merchant. And storing the received transaction data and analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Fidelity Information Services, LLC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Henrigue Bolivar, Drew Everman, Charles G. Lucas, Phyllistine McCrary, Brandon Shepard, Manmeet Singh Gurjakhia
  • Publication number: 20210163329
    Abstract: A method for improved anaerobic digestion is presented. The method includes mixing a volume of waste material with water to form a feedstock mixture. The volume of waste material includes an initial amount of biomass and the feedstock mixture includes methanogenic bacteria either naturally present in the waste material or introduced artificially. The method also includes introducing one or more promoter substances to the feedstock mixture. The one or more promoter substances are capable of modifying the methanogenic bacteria. Modifying includes stimulating novel enzyme production in the methanogenic bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Topstone Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher J. Barry
  • Patent number: 10947145
    Abstract: A method for improved anaerobic digestion is presented. The method includes mixing a volume of waste material with water to form a feedstock mixture. The volume of waste material includes an initial amount of biomass and the feedstock mixture includes methanogenic bacteria either naturally present in the waste material or introduced artificially. The method also includes introducing one or more promoter substances to the feedstock mixture. The one or more promoter substances are capable of modifying the methanogenic bacteria. Modifying includes stimulating novel enzyme production in the methanogenic bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: TOPSTONE VENTURES, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher J Barry
  • Publication number: 20190276344
    Abstract: A method for improved anaerobic digestion is presented. The method includes mixing a volume of waste material with water to form a feedstock mixture. The volume of waste material includes an initial amount of biomass and the feedstock mixture includes methanogenic bacteria either naturally present in the waste material or introduced artificially. The method also includes introducing one or more promoter substances to the feedstock mixture. The one or more promoter substances are capable of modifying the methanogenic bacteria. Modifying includes stimulating novel enzyme production in the methanogenic bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Topstone Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher J. Barry
  • Patent number: 10233104
    Abstract: A method for improved anaerobic digestion is presented. The method includes mixing a volume of waste material with water to form a feedstock mixture. The volume of waste material includes an initial amount of biomass and the feedstock mixture includes methanogenic bacteria either naturally present in the waste material or introduced artificially. The method also includes introducing one or more promoter substances to the feedstock mixture. The one or more promoter substances are capable of modifying the methanogenic bacteria. Modifying includes stimulating novel enzyme production in the methanogenic bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: VERLIANT ENERGY, INC.
    Inventor: Christopher J Barry
  • Publication number: 20170029310
    Abstract: A method for improved anaerobic digestion is presented. The method includes mixing a volume of waste material with water to form a feedstock mixture. The volume of waste material includes an initial amount of biomass and the feedstock mixture includes methanogenic bacteria either naturally present in the waste material or introduced artificially. The method also includes introducing one or more promoter substances to the feedstock mixture. The one or more promoter substances are capable of modifying the methanogenic bacteria. Modifying includes stimulating novel enzyme production in the methanogenic bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Verliant Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J Barry
  • Patent number: 9481589
    Abstract: A method for improved anaerobic digestion is presented. The method includes mixing a volume of waste material with water to form a feedstock mixture. The volume of waste material includes an initial amount of biomass and the feedstock mixture includes methanogenic bacteria either naturally present in the waste material or introduced artificially. The method also includes introducing one or more promoter substances to the feedstock mixture. The one or more promoter substances are capable of modifying the methanogenic bacteria. Modifying includes stimulating novel enzyme production in the methanogenic bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Verliant Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J Barry
  • Publication number: 20150060356
    Abstract: A method for improved anaerobic digestion is presented. The method includes mixing a volume of waste material with water to form a feedstock mixture. The volume of waste material includes an initial amount of biomass and the feedstock mixture includes methanogenic bacteria either naturally present in the waste material or introduced artificially. The method also includes introducing one or more promoter substances to the feedstock mixture. The one or more promoter substances are capable of modifying the methanogenic bacteria. Modifying includes stimulating novel enzyme production in the methanogenic bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Verliant Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Barry
  • Publication number: 20150008182
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a system stimulating the increase in efficiency of anaerobic digestion of a plurality of feedstock streams upon stimulation of microbial feedstock ability and methanogen predominance in the digestion microbial mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: BIOWASTE ENERGY, LDA
    Inventor: Christopher J. BARRY
  • Patent number: 8799072
    Abstract: Methods and systems that allow an Internet distribution partner of an advertisement listings provider to receive filtered and masked listings for display on the website of the Internet distribution partner. The Internet distribution partner defines filters to be applied to ranked advertising listings provided by an advertising listing provider. The advertisement listings provider system applies the filter to the listings in its database and identify matches and/or excludes matches depending on the characteristic specified. The advertisement listings provider may then send the Internet distribution partner advertisement listings based on the application of one or more filter selected by the distribution partner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R J B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, James Keith Toothman
  • Patent number: 8429014
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing advertising content over the Internet through a hierarchical content-specific node structure and pricing advertising delivery over each node independently. Independent delivery and pricing allows an advertiser to pay more for advertisements delivered to a narrowly targeted audience likely to be interested in the goods or services offered by the advertising entity and to pay less for advertisements directed at a more general audience who may or may not have an interest in the goods or services offered. The less content specific the node is, the less targeted the advertisement will be, and therefore, the less valuable the advertisement will be to the advertising entity. Targeted advertising to multiple levels of content specific nodes is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R J B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Elizabeth Klein, Matthew Gordon Knell, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, Eric Christopher Saam
  • Publication number: 20120016744
    Abstract: Methods and systems that allow an Internet distribution partner of an advertisement listings provider to receive filtered and masked listings for display on the website of the Internet distribution partner. The Internet distribution partner defines filters to be applied to ranked advertising listings provided by an advertising listing provider. The advertisement listings provider system applies the filter to the listings in its database and identify matches and/or excludes matches depending on the characteristic specified. The advertisement listings provider may then send the Internet distribution partner advertisement listings based on the application of one or more filter selected by the distribution partner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin RJB Donovan, Brian Hammond, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, James Keith Toothman
  • Patent number: 8050970
    Abstract: Methods and systems that allow an Internet distribution partner of an advertisement listings provider to receive filtered and masked listings for display on the website of the Internet distribution partner. The Internet distribution partner defines filters to be applied to ranked advertising listings provided by an advertising listing provider. The advertisement listings provider system applies the filter to the listings in its database and identify matches and/or excludes matches depending on the characteristic specified. The advertisement listings provider may then send the Internet distribution partner advertisement listings based on the application of one or more filter selected by the distribution partner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R J B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, James Keith Toothman
  • Publication number: 20100332321
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing advertising content over the Internet through a hierarchical content-specific node structure and pricing advertising delivery over each node independently. Independent delivery and pricing allows an advertiser to pay more for advertisements delivered to a narrowly targeted audience likely to be interested in the goods or services offered by the advertising entity and to pay less for advertisements directed at a more general audience who may or may not have an interest in the goods or services offered. The less content specific the node is, the less targeted the advertisement will be, and therefore, the less valuable the advertisement will be to the advertising entity. Targeted advertising to multiple levels of content specific nodes is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R.J.B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Elizabeth Klein, Matthew Gordon Knell, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, Eric Christopher Saam
  • Patent number: 7752072
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing advertising content over the Internet through a hierarchical content-specific node structure and pricing advertising delivery over each node independently. Independent delivery and pricing allows an advertiser to pay more for advertisements delivered to a narrowly targeted audience likely to be interested in the goods or services offered by the advertising entity and to pay less for advertisements directed at a more general audience who may or may not have an interest in the goods or services offered. The less content specific the node is, the less targeted the advertisement will be, and therefore, the less valuable the advertisement will be to the advertising entity. Targeted advertising to multiple levels of content specific nodes is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R J B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Elizabeth Klein, Matthew Gordon Knell, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, Eric Christopher Saam
  • Patent number: 7752073
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing advertising content over the Internet through a hierarchical content-specific node structure and pricing advertising delivery over each node independently. Independent delivery and pricing allows an advertiser to pay more for advertisements delivered to a narrowly targeted audience likely to be interested in the goods or services offered by the advertising entity and to pay less for advertisements directed at a more general audience who may or may not have an interest in the goods or services offered. The less content specific the node is, the less targeted the advertisement will be, and therefore, the less valuable the advertisement will be to the advertising entity. Targeted advertising to multiple levels of content specific nodes is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R J B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Elizabeth Klein, Matthew Gordon Knell, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, Eric Christopher Saam
  • Publication number: 20040019523
    Abstract: Methods and systems that allow an Internet distribution partner of an advertisement listings provider to receive filtered and masked listings for display on the website of the Internet distribution partner. The Internet distribution partner defines filters to be applied to ranked advertising listings provided by an advertising listing provider. The advertisement listings provider system applies the filter to the listings in its database and identify matches and/or excludes matches depending on the characteristic specified. The advertisement listings provider may then send the Internet distribution partner advertisement listings based on the application of one or more filter selected by the distribution partner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin RJB Donovan, Brian Hammond, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, James Keith Toothman