Patents by Inventor David Mullen

David Mullen 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: 11246024
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating a cellular phone are provided. More particularly, systems and methods for providing the location of a requested user's cellular phone from a requesting user's device (e.g., a second cellular phone) based on access rights defined by the requested user. Location descriptions may be provided at a multitude of levels. For example, if a cellular phone, or an identity associated to (e.g., logged into) a cellular phone, has been given access rights to a cell phone's exact location for an indefinite amount of time, that cell phone can receive, on command, the exact location of the approved cell phone. Other levels of location information that can be granted include, for example, proximities, states, and countries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 11243605
    Abstract: An augmented reality home console is provided. Users can wear head-mounted displays with transparent screens and can control video game indicia that are perceived as being augmented over a user's environment by displaying video game indicia onto the transparent displays. As such, for example, two users can play an airplane dog fighting game where each user controls a plane in their living room. A device that can determine surfaces of objects (e.g., walls) can be utilized such that when the airplane is flown into a wall, the airplane explodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 11234117
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating a cellular phone are provided. More particularly, systems and methods for providing the location of a requested user's cellular phone from a requesting user's device (e.g., a second cellular phone) based on access rights defined by the requested user. Location descriptions may be provided at a multitude of levels. For example, if a cellular phone, or an identity associated to (e.g., logged into) a cellular phone, has been given access rights to a cell phone's exact location for an indefinite amount of time, that cell phone can receive, on command, the exact location of the approved cell phone. Other levels of location information that can be granted include, for example, proximities, states, and countries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 11190633
    Abstract: The present invention provides a remote notification to a user of a cellular, or mobile, phone as the result of a particular activity or any activity at all (e.g., an incoming call from a particular person, group, or just an incoming call). In one embodiment, a sensing device is provided on the cellular phone that communicates/routes an alert to a remote notification device. In one economical embodiment, the notification device may have a short wire-based communication channel (e.g., roughly 1 foot to 5 feet) and only have a single output device (e.g., a light-emitting device). Thus, a woman may be able to quietly receive notifications of a cell phone event when her cell phone is stored in her purse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 11157361
    Abstract: A method for more efficiently utilizing storage space in a set of storage drives is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method implements, in a set of storage drives, a first RAID utilizing data striping with distributed parity values. The method further implements, in a subset of the set of storage drives, a second RAID using residual storage space in storage drives belonging to the subset. Storage drives belonging to the subset may have a storage capacity that is larger than storage drives not belonging to the subset. In certain embodiments, the method adaptively alters a parity rotation of the first RAID to provide an increased concentration of parity values in certain storage drives of the first RAID compared to other storage drives of the first RAID. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Glen Jaquette, Jacob Smalts, David Mullen, Van Smith
  • Patent number: 11111416
    Abstract: Anaerobically curable (meth)acrylate compositions, methods for their preparation, and uses thereof. The anaerobically curable compositions proved effective at bonding a wide variety of substrates, and the tensile strength performance of said compositions is excellent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: David Mullen, Lynne Sheerin, Brendan Kneafsey
  • Patent number: 11109218
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating a cellular phone are provided. More particularly, systems and methods for providing the location of a requested user's cellular phone from a requesting user's device (e.g., a second cellular phone) based on access rights defined by the requested user. Location descriptions may be provided at a multitude of levels. For example, if a cellular phone, or an identity associated to (e.g., logged into) a cellular phone, has been given access rights to a cell phone's exact location for an indefinite amount of time, that cell phone can receive, on command, the exact location of the approved cell phone. Other levels of location information that can be granted include, for example, proximities, states, and countries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 11096039
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating a cellular phone are provided. More particularly, systems and methods for providing the location of a requested user's cellular phone from a requesting user's device (e.g., a second cellular phone) based on access rights defined by the requested user. Location descriptions may be provided at a multitude of levels. For example, if a cellular phone, or an identity associated to (e.g., logged into) a cellular phone, has been given access rights to a cell phone's exact location for an indefinite amount of time, that cell phone can receive, on command, the exact location of the approved cell phone. Other levels of location information that can be granted include, for example, proximities, states, and countries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 10967270
    Abstract: A location-based game system is provided. Such a system may take the form of any device (e.g., a wireless telephone) that includes a locating device (e.g., a GPS system). One such location-based game may operate such that the actual, physical location of a user on a physical playfield corresponds to the location of a virtual character on a virtual playfield. Such location based games are referred to herein as actuality games. In one multiplayer actuality embodiment, two game devices may communicate location, and other, information to a remote database such that the two user's may interact on different physical playfields, but play on the same virtual playfield. A number of wireless communications protocols, self-configuration, and auto-download software applications are also provided to optimize integration with, for example, a wireless telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Publication number: 20210001211
    Abstract: Handheld location based games are provided in which a user's physical location correlates to the virtual location of a virtual character on a virtual playfield. Augmented Reality (AR) systems are provided in which video game indicia are overlaid onto a user's physical environment. A landscape detector is provided that may obtain information about the user's landscape, in addition to the user's location, in order to provide overlaying information to an AR head-mounted display and control information to non-user controlled video game characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 10828559
    Abstract: Handheld location based games are provided in which a user's physical location correlates to the virtual location of a virtual character on a virtual playfield. Augmented Reality (AR) systems are provided in which video game indicia are overlaid onto a user's physical environment. A landscape detector is provided that may obtain information about the user's landscape, in addition to the user's location, in order to provide overlaying information to an AR head-mounted display and control information to non-user controlled video game characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 10831260
    Abstract: A portable device (e.g., a wireless device such as a cell phone) is provided with a flexible keyboard and a flexible display screen. Such flexible components may be stored in the housing of the portable device when not in use. The flexible display screen and flexible keyboard may be expanded from the housing when the flexible components are utilized by a user. Non-flexible display and input components may be provided on the exterior of the portable device such that the device may be used, in some form, while the flexible components are stored. In one embodiment, a portion of the flexible display (or flexible keyboard) may be utilized when the flexible display (or flexible keyboard) is stored in said first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 10738573
    Abstract: Fluid flow control systems are configured to resist erosion-corrosion and minimize wall shear stress during injection or production. A fluid flow control system includes a base pipe with an internal passageway. A housing is positioned around the base pipe to define a fluid flow path between the filter component and the internal passageway. A flow control component is positioned within the fluid flow path in order to control fluid flow. A flow-induced erosion resistance component, which may take a variety of forms, is positioned within the fluid flow path to reduce and/or eliminate wall shear stress along the base pipe. As a result, erosion-corrosion of the bases pipe is reduced and/or eliminated altogether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Weiqi Yin, Frederic Nicolas Felten, Georgina Corona Cortes, Caleb Thomas Warren, Bryon David Mullen, Richard Hancock Merrill
  • Publication number: 20200174554
    Abstract: A portable device (e.g., a wireless device such as a cell phone) is provided with a flexible keyboard and a flexible display screen. Such flexible components may be stored in the housing of the portable device when not in use. The flexible display screen and flexible keyboard may be expanded from the housing when the flexible components are utilized by a user. Non-flexible display and input components may be provided on the exterior of the portable device such that the device may be used, in some form, while the flexible components are stored. In one embodiment, a portion of the flexible display (or flexible keyboard) may be utilized when the flexible display (or flexible keyboard) is stored in said first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 10590311
    Abstract: Benzoylthiourea or benzoylthiourethane derivatives as cure accelerators for two part curable compositions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: David P. Birkett, Anthony F. Jacobine, Andrew D. Messana, Joel D. Schall, David Mullen, Martin Wyer, Lynnette Hurlburt
  • Publication number: 20200081521
    Abstract: An augmented reality home console is provided. Users can wear head-mounted displays with transparent screens and can control video game indicia that are perceived as being augmented over a user's environment by displaying video game indicia onto the transparent displays. As such, for example, two users can play an airplane dog fighting game where each user controls a plane in their living room. A device that can determine surfaces of objects (e.g., walls) can be utilized such that when the airplane is flown into a wall, the airplane explodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Patent number: 10579920
    Abstract: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Data may include the type of reward that a user would like to earn as a result of making a purchase or the type of reward that a user would like to utilize to at least partially pay for a purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: DYNAMICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Mullen, Philip Yen
  • Patent number: 10526509
    Abstract: An anaerobically curable composition comprising an anaerobically curable component that is a combination of a solid resin component and a solid anaerobically curable monomer. A curing component for curing the anaerobically curable component is included. The composition is solid and has a melting point in the range from 30° C. to 100° C. The composition is dry to touch and can be used to form articles of manufacture such as a tape, an elongate filament, a gasket, a patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Deirdre Ledwith, Aimee Hynes, Ruairi O'Kane, David Mullen, Niamh Bergin, David Dworak, Martin Fitzpatrick, Peter Wrobel, Brendan Kneafsey, Jim Houlihan, Michael Doherty, Mark Loane
  • Publication number: 20200004630
    Abstract: A method for more efficiently utilizing storage space in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method implements a RAID from multiple storage drives. The RAID utilizes data striping with distributed parity values to provide desired data protection/redundancy. The distributed parity values are placed on selected storage drives of the RAID in accordance with a designated parity rotation. The method further adaptively alters the parity rotation of the RAID to provide an increased concentration of parity values in certain storage drives of the RAID compared to other storage drives of the RAID. This parity rotation may be adapted based on residual storage capacity in each storage drive, consumed space in each storage drive, or the like. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Glen Jaquette, Jacob Smalts, David Mullen, Van Smith
  • Publication number: 20200004631
    Abstract: A method for more efficiently utilizing storage space in a set of storage drives is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method implements, in a set of storage drives, a first RAID utilizing data striping with distributed parity values. The method further implements, in a subset of the set of storage drives, a second RAID using residual storage space in storage drives belonging to the subset. Storage drives belonging to the subset may have a storage capacity that is larger than storage drives not belonging to the subset. In certain embodiments, the method adaptively alters a parity rotation of the first RAID to provide an increased concentration of parity values in certain storage drives of the first RAID compared to other storage drives of the first RAID. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Glen Jaquette, Jacob Smalts, David Mullen, Van Smith