Patents by Inventor David Zaks

David Zaks 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: 11973728
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a selection to add an event invite media overlay to a media content item, receiving content to be added to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to an event, and adding to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to the event to generate a custom event invite media overlay. The systems and methods further comprise causing display of the custom event invite media overlay on the media content item, receiving at least one user to which to send an invite to the event, and sending, to a second computing device associated with the at least one user, an invite to the event, the invite comprising the custom event invite media overlay and the media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Taitz, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, David Zak Lipowicz, Nathaniel Parrott, Nayana Samaranayake, Ty Giacalone
  • Publication number: 20230318993
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a selection to add an event invite media overlay to a media content item, receiving content to be added to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to an event, and adding to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to the event to generate a custom event invite media overlay. The systems and methods further comprise causing display of the custom event invite media overlay on the media content item, receiving at least one user to which to send an invite to the event, and sending, to a second computing device associated with the at least one user, an invite to the event, the invite comprising the custom event invite media overlay and the media content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: David Taitz, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, David Zak Lipowicz, Nathaniel Parrott, Nayana Samaranayake, Ty Giacalone
  • Patent number: 11722442
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a selection to add an event invite media overlay to a media content item, receiving content to be added to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to an event, and adding to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to the event to generate a custom event invite media overlay. The systems and methods further comprise causing display of the custom event invite media overlay on the media content item, receiving at least one user to which to send an invite to the event, and sending, to a second computing device associated with the at least one user, an invite to the event, the invite comprising the custom event invite media overlay and the media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Taitz, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, David Zak Lipowicz, Nathaniel Parrott, Nayana Samaranayake, Ty Giacalone
  • Publication number: 20220321506
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a selection to add an event invite media overlay to a media content item, receiving content to be added to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to an event, and adding to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to the event to generate a custom event invite media overlay. The systems and methods further comprise causing display of the custom event invite media overlay on the media content item, receiving at least one user to which to send an invite to the event, and sending, to a second computing device associated with the at least one user, an invite to the event, the invite comprising the custom event invite media overlay and the media content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: David Taitz, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, David Zak Lipowicz, Nathaniel Parrott, Nayana Samaranayake, Ty Giacalone..
  • Patent number: 11418465
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a selection to add an event invite media overlay to a media content item, receiving content to be added to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to an event, and adding to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to the event to generate a custom event invite media overlay. The systems and methods further comprise causing display of the custom event invite media overlay on the media content item, receiving at least one user to which to send an invite to the event, and sending, to a second computing device associated with the at least one user, an invite to the event, the invite comprising the custom event invite media overlay and the media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Taitz, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, David Zak Lipowicz, Nathaniel Parrott, Nayana Samaranayake, Ty Giacalone
  • Patent number: 11134036
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a selection to add an event invite media overlay to a media content item, receiving content to be added to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to an event, and adding to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to the event to generate a custom event invite media overlay. The systems and methods further comprise causing display of the custom event invite media overlay on the media content item, receiving at least one user to which to send an invite to the event, and sending, to a second computing device associated with the at least one user, an invite to the event, the invite comprising the custom event invite media overlay and the media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Taitz, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, David Zak Lipowicz, Nathaniel Parrott, Nayana Samaranayake, Ty Giacalone
  • Publication number: 20210226904
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a selection to add an event invite media overlay to a media content item, receiving content to be added to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to an event, and adding to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to the event to generate a custom event invite media overlay. The systems and methods further comprise causing display of the custom event invite media overlay on the media content item, receiving at least one user to which to send an invite to the event, and sending, to a second computing device associated with the at least one user, an invite to the event, the invite comprising the custom event invite media overlay and the media content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: David Taitz, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, David Zak Lipowicz, Nathaniel Parrott, Nayana Samaranayake, Ty Giacalone
  • Patent number: 11005788
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a selection to add an event invite media overlay to a media content item, receiving content to be added to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to an event, and adding to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to the event to generate a custom event invite media overlay. The systems and methods further comprise causing display of the custom event invite media overlay on the media content item, receiving at least one user to which to send an invite to the event, and sending, to a second computing device associated with the at least one user, an invite to the event, the invite comprising the custom event invite media overlay and the media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Taitz, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, David Zak Lipowicz, Nathaniel Parrott, Nayana Samaranayake, Ty Giacalone
  • Publication number: 20210006519
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a selection to add an event invite media overlay to a media content item, receiving content to be added to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to an event, and adding to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to the event to generate a custom event invite media overlay. The systems and methods further comprise causing display of the custom event invite media overlay on the media content item, receiving at least one user to which to send an invite to the event, and sending, to a second computing device associated with the at least one user, an invite to the event, the invite comprising the custom event invite media overlay and the media content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: David Taitz, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, David Zak Lipowicz, Nathaniel Parrott, Nayana Samaranayake, Ty Giacalone
  • Patent number: 10377576
    Abstract: Facility for sorting items comprising: at least one conveyor comprising supports designed to support the items, and at least one receiving device, the supports being designed to eject at least some of the items in succession into or onto the receiving device, the ejected items describing true paths (Tr) with respect to the receiving device, the true paths being liable to belong to a predefined set (Tr-Out) of potential paths considered as being incorrect. The facility further comprises: a detector designed to supply primary information relating respectively to true paths, and an analyzer designed to use the said primary information and to produce at least one secondary information item representative of the belonging of at least one of the true paths to the predefined set (Tr-Out).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Fives Intralogistics S.A.
    Inventor: David Zak
  • Patent number: 10134080
    Abstract: A system and method for preparing and delivering product orders, such as consumer products, and is applicable in the field of “B-to-C” (“business-to-consumer”) marketing of such products (food—general merchandise—DIY, etc.), and more particularly according to a “Drive” marketing mode. The products are distributed into at least two different categories based on their nature. For each product category, an order preparation zone is provided, including: one or more storage and preparation zones for products to be withdrawn, one or more storage and reconciliation zones for storing containers containing the withdrawn products, including at least one device for supplying complete orders for that product category, a conveying system for conveying empty or full containers from the storage and preparation zone(s) for products to be withdrawn toward the storage and reconciliation zone(s), and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: FIVES INTRALOGISTICS S.A.
    Inventor: David Zak
  • Publication number: 20180319603
    Abstract: Facility for sorting items comprising: at least one conveyor comprising supports designed to support the items, and at least one receiving device, the supports being designed to eject at least some of the items in succession into or onto the receiving device, the ejected items describing true paths (Tr) with respect to the receiving device, the true paths being liable to belong to a predefined set (Tr-Out) of potential paths considered as being incorrect. The facility further comprises: a detector designed to supply primary information relating respectively to true paths, and an analyser designed to use the said primary information and to produce at least one secondary information item representative of the belonging of at least one of the true paths to the predefined set (Tr-Out).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: David Zak
  • Publication number: 20150178816
    Abstract: A system and method for preparing and delivering product orders, such as consumer products, and is applicable in the field of “B-to-C” (“business-to-consumer”) marketing of such products (food-general merchandise-DIY, etc.), and more particularly according to a “Drive” marketing mode. The products are distributed into at least two different categories based on their nature. For each product category, an order preparation zone is provided, including: one or more storage and preparation zones for products to be withdrawn, one or more storage and reconciliation zones for storing containers containing the withdrawn products, including at least one device for supplying complete orders for that product category, a conveying system for conveying empty or full containers from the storage and preparation zone(s) for products to be withdrawn toward the storage and reconciliation zone(s), and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: David Zak
  • Patent number: 7914519
    Abstract: There is provided a connector for coupling to a guiding catheter including a housing defining a conduit communicating with the interior of the guiding catheter, the housing including first and second housing portions which are manually positionable in various relative mutual axial orientations, a selectably openable normally closed valve associated with the conduit for selectable sealing thereof, the selectably openable valve having an open state, a closed state and at least one partially open state realized by suitable relative mutual axial orientation of the first and second housing portions and permitting at least one elongate element to extend therethrough, even when the valve is, in the closed state, the selectably openable valve including a spring which urges the valve towards the closed state and an automatically engageable and manually disengageable valve state governing mechanism operative for automatically retaining the valve in, a state other than the closed state against the urging of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Elcam Medical Agricultural Cooperative Association, Ltd.
    Inventors: Derek Moran, Russell J. Redmond, Claude Vidal, David Zaks, Rosa C. Becker
  • Publication number: 20070010796
    Abstract: There is provided a connector for coupling to a guiding catheter including a housing defining a conduit communicating with the interior of the guiding catheter, the housing including first and second housing portions which are manually positionable in various relative mutual axial orientations, a selectably openable normally closed valve associated with the conduit for selectable sealing thereof, the selectably openable valve having an open state, a closed state and at least one partially open state realized by suitable relative mutual axial orientation of the first and second housing portions and permitting at least one elongate element to extend therethrough, even when the valve is, in the closed state, the selectably openable valve including a spring which urges the valve towards the closed state and an automatically engageable and manually disengageable valve state governing mechanism operative for automatically retaining the valve in, a state other than the closed state against the urging of the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Derek Moran, Russell Redmond, Claude Vidal, David Zaks, Rosa Becker
  • Publication number: 20030078798
    Abstract: A computerized maintenance management system for handling, among other things, an organization's payroll, billing, maintenance needs, employee information, employee time sheets, purchasing, inventory, environmental issues, reports, census information, school safety issues, equipment identification, vendor access, and user security. The system includes various modules that work together to manage all aspects of a maintenance facility's work orders generated to maintain the organization's buildings and other structures. A work order module is used for entering, tracking, and communicating the work orders to various organization personnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Milwaukee Public Schools
    Inventors: Joseph David Zaks, Bonnie M. Pionke, Jeffrey E. Grzeca, Craig C. Wentworth, Dean Honadel, Matthew Francis Michala, Janelle Harvey, Ted Cain, Tracey Nguyen
  • Patent number: 5905803
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method (600) and device (400) for minimizing wind-induced noise in a microphone. The device includes: a housing (412) having a recessed area shaped to accommodate a microphone transducer (410); the microphone transducer (410), situated within the recessed area such that a thin film situated over the microphone transducer is flush with/overlaying a top of the recessed area and affixed at least to the sides of the recessed area, for receiving sound; and the thin film (402) has at least one aperture (404, . . . 406) for allowing sound to impinge on the microphone transducer (410), and has a minimal thickness that maintains structural integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Xinyu Dou, Julio Castaneda, Xiaohua Wu, David Zak, Chao-pin Yeh, Karl W. Wyatt