Patents by Inventor Dana A. Stokes

Dana A. Stokes 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).

  • Analyzing web pages to facilitate automatic navigation
    Patent number: 11971936
    Abstract: Implementations are described herein for analyzing existing interactive web sites to facilitate automatic engagement with those web sites, e.g., by automated assistants or via other user interfaces, with minimal effort from the hosts of those websites. For example, in various implementations, techniques described herein may be used to extract, validate, maintain, generalize, extend and/or distribute individual actions and “traces” of actions that are useable to navigate through various interactive websites. Additionally, techniques are described herein for leveraging these actions and/or traces to automate aspects of interaction with a third party website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Gökhan Bakir, Andre Elisseeff, Torsten Marek, João Paulo Pagaime da Silva, Mathias Carlen, Dana Ritter, Lukasz Suder, Ernest Galbrun, Matthew Stokes, Marcin Nowak-Przygodzki, Mugurel-Ionut Andreica, Marius Dumitran
  • Decorative outdoor light
    Patent number: 5406466
    Abstract: A garden light in which the base is a segment of natural bamboo, the globe surrounding the incandescent lamp is a transparent food jar, and the shade includes an inverted rice bowl and an inverted wooden salad plate both of which are cemented to the bottom flange of the food jar. The lamp is mounted in a garden by burying or driving its butt into the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Inventor: Dana A. Stokes
  • Decorative outdoor light
    Patent number: 5331527
    Abstract: A garden light in which the base is a segment of natural bamboo, the globe surrounding the incandescent lamp is a transparent food jar, and the shade includes an inverted rice bowl and an inverted wooden salad plate both of which are cemented to the bottom flange of the food jar. The lamp is mounted in a garden by burying or driving its butt into the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Inventor: Dana A. Stokes
  • Decorative outdoor light
    Patent number: 5226721
    Abstract: A garden light in which the base is a segment of natural bamboo, the globe surrounding the incandescent lamp is a transparent food jar, and the shade includes an inverted rice bowl and an inverted wooden salad plate both of which are cemented to the bottom flange of the food jar. The lamp is mounted in a garden by burying or driving its butt into the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Inventor: Dana A. Stokes