Patents by Inventor David Sha

David Sha 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: 9648931
    Abstract: A non-folding wallet has a front wall, a rear wall and four side edges. Three of the side edges are closed and the fourth is open to provide access to a compartment defined between the front and rear walls. The rear wall defines a rear wall opening. A securing strap is attached at a top edge and a bottom edge to the front wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Sha, David Sha
  • Publication number: 20150129096
    Abstract: A non-folding wallet has a front wall, a rear wall and four side edges. Three of the side edges are closed and the fourth is open to provide access to a compartment defined between the front and rear walls. The rear wall defines a rear wall opening. A securing strap is attached at a top edge and a bottom edge to the front wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Sha, David Sha
  • Patent number: 8840032
    Abstract: Barcodes are provided that convey images to help consumers and/or to help identify information about the origin of an article. The images conveyed by the barcodes may be associated with a merchant, a department, an event, a season, a theme or a product, for example. The barcodes may be placed on any number of articles including purchaser receipts, gift receipts, marketing receipt coupons, paper coupons, electronic coupons, rewards cards, gift cards, registry printouts, and products/packaging, for example. Under some embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to associate articles with a particular merchant or department. Under other embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to distinguish purchaser receipts from gift receipts. In some embodiments, the barcodes are generated dynamically by altering font-based barcodes to convey the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim O. Lindahl, Kelly Kuhn-Wallace, David Sha, John J. Kaiser, Ellen A. Boldt, Eric B. Erickson, Vicki L. Domka, John J. Butcher, Bonnie Eggleston, Ted C. Halbur
  • Patent number: 8589413
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for identifying a relationship between concepts in an object includes (i) selecting the object for inclusion in an initial subset of objects obtained as an output of a search engine; (ii) storing the object in a database; (iii) creating an index of the object; (iv) analyzing the index to extract two concepts relating to the object; (v) highlighting the two concepts within object; (vi) calculating a strength of a relationship between the two concepts using a ratio; (vii) storing the two concepts and the strength of the relationships between the two concepts in a database; (viii) presenting the two concepts and the strength in an interface that has a concept matrix; and (ix) repeating steps vi through viii for every possible pairwise combination of concepts within the index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: IxReveal, Inc.
    Inventors: Rengaswamy Mohan, Usha Mohan, David Sha
  • Publication number: 20110121069
    Abstract: Barcodes are provided that convey images to help consumers and/or to help identify information about the origin of an article. The images conveyed by the barcodes may be associated with a merchant, a department, an event, a season, a theme or a product, for example. The barcodes may be placed on any number of articles including purchaser receipts, gift receipts, marketing receipt coupons, paper coupons, electronic coupons, rewards cards, gift cards, registry printouts, and products/packaging, for example. Under some embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to associate articles with a particular merchant or department. Under other embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to distinguish purchaser receipts from gift receipts. In some embodiments, the barcodes are generated dynamically by altering font-based barcodes to convey the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim O. Lindahl, Kelly Kuhn-Wallace, David Sha, John J. Kaiser, Ellen A. Boldt, Eric B. Erickson, Vicki L. Domka, John J. Butcher, Bonnie Eggleston, Ted C. Halbur
  • Patent number: 7900847
    Abstract: Barcodes are provided that convey images to help consumers and/or to help identify information about the origin of an article. The images conveyed by the barcodes may be associated with a merchant, a department, an event, a season, a theme or a product, for example. The barcodes may be placed on any number of articles including purchaser receipts, gift receipts, marketing receipt coupons, paper coupons, electronic coupons, rewards cards, gift cards, registry printouts, and products/packaging, for example. Under some embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to associate articles with a particular merchant or department. Under other embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to distinguish purchaser receipts from gift receipts. In some embodiments, the barcodes are generated dynamically by altering font-based barcodes to convey the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim O. Lindahl, Kelly Kuhn-Wallace, David Sha, John J. Kaiser, Ellen A. Boldt, Eric B. Erickson, Vicki L. Domka, John J. Butcher, Bonnie Eggleston, Ted C. Halbur
  • Publication number: 20080197192
    Abstract: Barcodes are provided that convey images to help consumers and/or to help identify information about the origin of an article. The images conveyed by the barcodes may be associated with a merchant, a department, an event, a season, a theme or a product, for example. The barcodes may be placed on any number of articles including purchaser receipts, gift receipts, marketing receipt coupons, paper coupons, electronic coupons, rewards cards, gift cards, registry printouts, and products/packaging, for example. Under some embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to associate articles with a particular merchant or department. Under other embodiments, the barcodes help consumers to distinguish purchaser receipts from gift receipts. In some embodiments, the barcodes are generated dynamically by altering font-based barcodes to convey the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim O. Lindahl, Kelly Kuhn-Wallace, David Sha, John J. Kaiser, Ellen A. Boldt, Eric B. Erickson, Vicki L. Domka, John J. Butcher, Bonnie Eggleston, Ted C. Halbur
  • Patent number: 7194483
    Abstract: A method, operating model, system, data structure, computer program and computer program product for analyzing and categorizing and exploring or querying unstructured information and for tracking trends and exceptions. Method for analytical processing of unstructured objects in a dimensional space. Method for tracking trends in concepts. Method for tracking exceptions in concepts. Tools and interface for displaying concepts, query results, tracked trends and exceptions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Intelligenxia, Inc.
    Inventors: Rengaswamy Mohan, Usha Mohan, David Sha