Patents by Inventor Christopher Rohrs

Christopher Rohrs 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: 11919430
    Abstract: A leather product such as a leather covering for a vehicular part includes a segment of leather with a base coat applied to a hide side and a color coat applied to the base coat to create an intermediate stage leather segment. A foil transfer is embossed into and secured with an adhesive to the intermediate stage leather segment. A top coat is then applied to the foil transfer and a surrounding portion of the intermediate stage leather segment after the foil transfer is secured to complete the leather product. A system and method of making the leather product is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Bailey, Karl Rohr
  • Patent number: 11775535
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Stocky, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Publication number: 20200117673
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Shah, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Patent number: 10521438
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Stocky, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Publication number: 20180089199
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Stocky, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Patent number: 9852191
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Stocky, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Patent number: 9531769
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates sharing gadgets. The system allows a sender to specify a gadget to share with a recipient and how a set of configuration parameters are to be shared with the recipient. The system further receives an identifier for the recipient. The system also communicates the gadget to the recipient, thereby allowing the recipient to use the gadget in accordance with the configuration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Rohrs, Jessica Ewing, Rachel Garb, Dylan Parker
  • Publication number: 20160154804
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Stocky, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Patent number: 9256676
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Shah, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Publication number: 20140129637
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates sharing gadgets. The system allows a sender to specify a gadget to share with a recipient and how a set of configuration parameters are to be shared with the recipient. The system further receives an identifier for the recipient. The system also communicates the gadget to the recipient, thereby allowing the recipient to use the gadget in accordance with the configuration parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Rohrs, Jessica Ewing, Rachel Garb, Dylan Parker
  • Patent number: 8676797
    Abstract: A method of adding web-based content to a web notebook can include producing multiple search results responsive to a search request; generating in the multiple search results multiple corresponding icons, each of which, when invoked, causes content associated with a corresponding search result in the multiple search results to be placed in a web notebook associated with a user account; and forming a correlation between one of the multiple search results and the web notebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Rohrs, Michael Frumkin, Avni Shah, Benedict A. Gomes, Bay-Wei Chang, P. Pandurang Nayak
  • Patent number: 8578004
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates sharing gadgets. The system allows a sender to specify a gadget to share with a recipient and how a set of configuration parameters are to be shared with the recipient. The system further receives an identifier for the recipient. The system also communicates the gadget to the recipient, thereby allowing the recipient to use the gadget in accordance with the configuration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Rohrs, Jessica Ewing, Rachel Garb, Dylan Parker
  • Patent number: 8484343
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for ranking resources. One or more signals reporting one or more actions by the plurality of users related to a respective resource are received, where a reported action is a presentation of the respective resource, an addition of the respective resource, or a deletion of the respective resource. The reported actions include one or more short deletions of the respective resource. A respective long-addition click-through rate (LACTR) is determined for the respective resource based on a number of reported presentations of the respective resource and a difference between a number of reported additions of the respective resource and a number of short deletions of the respective resource. The plurality of resources are ranked based on the respective LACTRs for the plurality of resources. The ranking of the plurality of resources are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Wen-Kai Shih, Adam Sah, Daniel S. Tarlow, Beverly Yang, Ryohei Takahashi, Christopher Rohrs
  • Patent number: 8321537
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates sharing gadgets. The system allows a sender to specify a gadget to share with a recipient and how a set of configuration parameters are to be shared with the recipient. The system further receives an identifier for the recipient. The system also communicates the gadget to the recipient, thereby allowing the recipient to use the gadget in accordance with the configuration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Rohrs, Jessica Ewing, Rachel Garb, Dylan Parker
  • Patent number: 8312004
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for exchanging information in accordance with a protocol. In one aspect, signals reporting user actions related to resources and ranking data ranking the resources based on the signals are exchanged in accordance with a protocol. The protocol defines types of user actions that can be reported by the signals, a format for specifying values for one or more of a set of predefined parameters for qualifying the user actions, a format for specifying one or more subscriber-specific parameters relating to the resources or the user actions, and a format for identifying resources to which the user actions are related using a namespace defined by the subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Wen-Kai Shih, Adam Sah, Daniel S. Tarlow, Beverly Yang, Ryohei Takahashi, Christopher Rohrs
  • Publication number: 20120254198
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for ranking resources. One or more signals reporting one or more actions by the plurality of users related to a respective resource are received, where a reported action is a presentation of the respective resource, an addition of the respective resource, or a deletion of the respective resource. The reported actions include one or more short deletions of the respective resource. A respective long-addition click-through rate (LACTR) is determined for the respective resource based on a number of reported presentations of the respective resource and a difference between a number of reported additions of the respective resource and a number of short deletions of the respective resource. The plurality of resources are ranked based on the respective LACTRs for the plurality of resources. The ranking of the plurality of resources are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence Wen-Kai Shih, Adam Sah, Daniel S. Tarlow, Beverly Yang, Ryohei Takahashi, Christopher Rohrs
  • Publication number: 20110270916
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for ranking resources. One or more signals reporting one or more actions by the plurality of users related to a respective resource are received, where a reported action is a presentation of the respective resource, an addition of the respective resource, or a deletion of the respective resource. The reported actions include one or more short deletions of the respective resource. A respective long-addition click-through rate (LACTR) is determined for the respective resource based on a number of reported presentations of the respective resource and a difference between a number of reported additions of the respective resource and a number of short deletions of the respective resource. The plurality of resources are ranked based on the respective LACTRs for the plurality of resources. The ranking of the plurality of resources are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence Wen-Kai Shih, Adam Sah, Daniel S. Tarlow, Beverly Yang, Ryohei Takahashi, Christopher Rohrs
  • Publication number: 20110208756
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for ranking resources. One or more signals reporting one or more actions by the plurality of users related to a respective resource are received, where a reported action is a presentation of the respective resource, an addition of the respective resource, or a deletion of the respective resource. The reported actions include one or more short deletions of the respective resource. A respective long-addition click-through rate (LACTR) is determined for the respective resource based on a number of reported presentations of the respective resource and a difference between a number of reported additions of the respective resource and a number of short deletions of the respective resource. The plurality of resources are ranked based on the respective LACTRs for the plurality of resources. The ranking of the plurality of resources are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence Wen-Kai Shih, Adam Sah, Daniel S. Tarlow, Beverly Yang, Ryohei Takahashi, Christopher Rohrs
  • Patent number: 7984049
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing ranking services. In one aspect, first signals are received from a first subscriber, and second signals are received from a second subscriber. The signals include information characterizing individual user actions relating to individual ones of first or second resources, respectively, values for one or more predefined parameters, and values for one or more first subscriber-specific parameters that are specific to the first or second subscriber, respectively. First ranking data is generated from the first signals, but not from values for any subscriber-specific parameter that is not a subscriber-specific parameter for the first subscriber. Second ranking data is generated from the second signals, but not from values for any subscriber-specific parameter that is not a subscriber-specific parameter for the second subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Wen-Kai Shih, Adam Sah, Daniel S. Tarlow, Beverly Yang, Ryohei Takahashi, Christopher Rohrs
  • Patent number: 7953741
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for ranking resources. One or more signals reporting one or more actions by the plurality of users related to a respective resource are received, where a reported action is a presentation of the respective resource, an addition of the respective resource, or a deletion of the respective resource. The reported actions include one or more short deletions of the respective resource. A respective long-addition click-through rate (LACTR) is determined for the respective resource based on a number of reported presentations of the respective resource and a difference between a number of reported additions of the respective resource and a number of short deletions of the respective resource. The plurality of resources are ranked based on the respective LACTRs for the plurality of resources. The ranking of the plurality of resources are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Wen-Kai Shih, Adam Sah, Daniel S. Tarlow, Beverly Yang, Ryohei Takahashi, Christopher Rohrs