Patents by Inventor Dan Turner

Dan Turner 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: 10521760
    Abstract: A customer may collect a package from an automated collection point (ACP) operated by an entity having a central computer system, even when there is no functional communications link between the ACP and the central computer system. A first collection code is generated at the central computer system by means of an algorithm based on a data item particular to the package, such as a package identification code (package ID). The first collection code is sent to the customer who inputs it at the ACP, where it is validated independently using a corresponding algorithm based on a corresponding data item which is independently available to the ACP, preferably the same package ID which is carried by the package and scanned when the package is delivered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: BYBOX HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Dan Turner, Robin Minto, Jean-Louis Barre
  • Publication number: 20150379464
    Abstract: A customer may collect a package from an automated collection point (ACP) operated by an entity having a central computer system, even when there is no functional communications link between the ACP and the central computer system. A first collection code is generated at the central computer system by means of an algorithm based on a data item particular to the package, such as a package identification code (package ID). The first collection code is sent to the customer who inputs it at the ACP, where it is validated independently using a corresponding algorithm based on a corresponding data item which is independently available to the ACP, preferably the same package ID which is carried by the package and scanned when the package is delivered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Dan Turner, Robin Minto, Jean-Louis Barre
  • Patent number: 8169477
    Abstract: Visual inspection of an interior surface of a borehole. A housing adapted to be lowered in the borehole supports a portable camera for generating images of a portion of the interior surface of the borehole and a light source for illuminating an area adjacent the camera. A monitor receives signals from the camera and, in response thereto, displays the images generated by the camera. A viewing envelope positioned adjacent the camera defines a viewing area adjacent the camera, particularly for use in visually inspecting slurry-filled boreholes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal Tawfiq, Edward J. Mallory, Sastry Putcha, Dan Turner
  • Publication number: 20080196288
    Abstract: A printed flexible magnet constructed of a flexible magnetic sheet of material includes a first portion and a second portion that are divided from each other by a primary line of weakness. The first portion may include one or more printed advertisements on its front and/or back surface, and may be separated from the first portion at the line of weakness. The second portion may include printed coupon on its front and/or back surface. According to another embodiment the second portion may be divided into a plurality of segments by secondary lines of weakness. According to such an embodiment, the segments may be detached from each other at the secondary lines of weakness and may be detached from the first portion at the primary line of weakness. The magnetic sheet may be have any of a variety of shapes, such as circular, rectangular or triangular, and the first portion, second portion and segments may have a variety of complimentary shapes within the magnetic sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: Dan Turner
  • Publication number: 20070127780
    Abstract: Visual inspection of an interior surface of a borehole. A housing adapted to be lowered in the borehole supports a portable camera for generating images of a portion of the interior surface of the borehole and a light source for illuminating an area adjacent the camera. A monitor receives signals from the camera and, in response thereto, displays the images generated by the camera. A viewing envelope positioned adjacent the camera defines a viewing area adjacent the camera, particularly for use in visually inspecting slurry-filled boreholes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Kamal Tawfiq, Edward Mallory, Sastry Putcha, Dan Turner
  • Patent number: 7187784
    Abstract: Visual inspection of an interior surface of a borehole. A housing adapted to be lowered in the borehole supports a portable camera for generating images of a portion of the interior surface of the borehole and a light source for illuminating an area adjacent the camera. A monitor receives signals from the camera and, in response thereto, displays the images generated by the camera. A viewing envelope positioned adjacent the camera defines a viewing area adjacent the camera, particularly for use in visually inspecting slurry-filled boreholes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal Tawfiq, Edward J. Mallory, Sastry Putcha, Dan Turner
  • Publication number: 20040160514
    Abstract: Visual inspection of an interior surface of a borehole. A housing adapted to be lowered in the borehole supports a portable camera for generating images of a portion of the interior surface of the borehole and a light source for illuminating an area adjacent the camera. A monitor receives signals from the camera and, in response thereto, displays the images generated by the camera. A viewing envelope positioned adjacent the camera defines a viewing area adjacent the camera, particularly for use in visually inspecting slurry-filled boreholes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: Florida State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kamal Tawfig, Edward J. Mallory, Sastry Putcha, Dan Turner