Patents by Inventor Daniel Patrick Sullivan

Daniel Patrick Sullivan 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: 12694011
    Abstract: Multiple devices can update the same attribute of the same node stored in a zero-knowledge database. The node can contain one or more attributes and attribute values. The multiple devices can belong to the same user, or they can belong to different users who all have access to the node and the attributes, for example, via sharing. The disclosed technology determines how the updates to the attribute values are propagated through the system. The attribute values can include information about the user or can include information about the graph, such as incoming or outgoing edges from a node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Thinkspan, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Patrick Sullivan, James Michael Faris, Brian Samuel Taylor
  • Publication number: 20240378188
    Abstract: Multiple devices can update the same attribute of the same node stored in a zero-knowledge database. The node can contain one or more attributes and attribute values. The multiple devices can belong to the same user, or they can belong to different users who all have access to the node and the attributes, for example, via sharing. The disclosed technology determines how the updates to the attribute values are propagated through the system. The attribute values can include information about the user or can include information about the graph, such as incoming or outgoing edges from a node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Patrick SULLIVAN, James Michael FARIS, Brian Samuel TAYLOR
  • Publication number: 20240216771
    Abstract: An object-toss game having a gameboard providing a plurality of apertures is provided. Tossed objects sent through a hole are collected into respective nets and result in an initial tally of associated points. A rear wall and sidewalls may project above the platform along respective edges thereof so that players can bounce off in order to send the object through a nearby aperture. Each aperture may have a point value that differs from an adjacent aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel Patrick Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11587477
    Abstract: A retainment device may have a retainment vessel with a first section and a second section that, when joined, form a hollow retainment device. The retainment device may provide a fluid seal allowing both liquid and/or solid objects to be retained within the interior. The retainment device is preferably transparent and enables one to attach it to various items such as a bottle stopper or a keychain. Items may be stored within the retainment vessel and viewed therethrough. A tag mechanism may allow a description of the object contained within the retainment mechanism to be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Geri-Lynn Spellman Sullivan, Karen Spellman Zachacz, Daniel Patrick Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20170236461
    Abstract: A retainment device may have a retainment vessel with a first section and a second section that, when joined, form a hollow retainment device. The retainment device may provide a fluid seal allowing both liquid and/or solid objects to be retained within the interior. The retainment device is preferably transparent and enables one to attach it to various items such as a bottle stopper or a keychain. Items may be stored within the retainment vessel and viewed therethrough. A tag mechanism may allow a description of the object contained within the retainment mechanism to be identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Geri-Lynn Spellman Sullivan, Karen Spellman Zachacz, Daniel Patrick Sullivan