Patents by Inventor Daniel Howell

Daniel Howell 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: 20240171790
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to identify candidates for media asset qualification. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a media creditor to determine whether to credit a first media asset to linear media or non-linear media, the non-linear media including subscription video on demand (SVOD). Disclosed example apparatus also include a media asset candidate controller to: classify the first media asset as a non-candidate for media asset qualification in response to the first media asset being credited to the linear media or the non-linear media. In some examples, the media asset candidate controller is to determine whether to classify the first media asset as a candidate for media asset qualification based on whether the first media asset remains uncredited by the media creditor and the first media asset overlaps a streaming period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Raghuram Ranganathan, David Howell Wright, James Petro, Daniel Nelson, Deborah Cross
  • Publication number: 20220395788
    Abstract: A system and method for mud mixing using a container to hold a joint compound and the water. The container having a lid to keep the container shut and preventing the liquids from escaping wherein the container may then be shaken by the user to mix the joint compound with the water. The user then may remove lid and pull on a rod and plate connected to one another at the bottom of holding container. Rod and plate act as a pressure seal, whereby when the rod is pulled all of the mud may be removed from the container and placed into a pan for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel Howell
  • Patent number: 10499754
    Abstract: A sensing device is paired with a shopping cart for assisting an operator of the shopping cart, and comprises a sensor unit that receives and processes telemetry data received from a context source; a processor that reads the telemetry data from the sensor unit; and a transmitter that wirelessly transmits the read telemetry data directly from the sensing device to a mobile computing device. The read telemetry data is processed by the mobile computing device to perform a navigation operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Howell
  • Publication number: 20190344229
    Abstract: A system and method for mud mixing using a container to hold a joint compound and the water. The container having a lid to keep the container shut and preventing the liquids from escaping wherein the container may then be shaken by the user to mix the joint compound with the water. The user then may remove lid and pull on a rod and plate connected to one another at the bottom of holding container. Rod and plate act as a pressure seal, whereby when the rod is pulled all of the mud may be removed from the container and placed into a pan for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Howell
  • Publication number: 20180108078
    Abstract: A system that controls a presentation of digital content comprises at least one electronic display positioned in a retail shopping environment; a mobile device that filters, changes, or replaces content for display at the electronic display; at least one controller that controls an output of the content to the at least one electronic display in response to a request for a change in content received from the mobile device; and a user-configurable sphere of influence that establishes a distance of the mobile device from the at least one controller and determines whether at least one electronic display receives the controlled output of content based on proximity of the mobile device from the at least one controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel Howell
  • Publication number: 20180078058
    Abstract: A sensing device is paired with a shopping cart for assisting an operator of the shopping cart, and comprises a sensor unit that receives and processes telemetry data received from a context source; a processor that reads the telemetry data from the sensor unit; and a transmitter that wirelessly transmits the read telemetry data directly from the sensing device to a mobile computing device. The read telemetry data is processed by the mobile computing device to perform a navigation operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel Howell
  • Patent number: D618728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Officemate International Crp.
    Inventors: Jungkun Lee, Daniel Howell, Andrew Serbinski
  • Patent number: D618729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Officemate International Corp.
    Inventors: Jungkun Lee, Daniel Howell, Andrew Serbinski