Patents by Inventor Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson 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: 20230316370
    Abstract: A system includes: a processor; and memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive personalization profile parameters from a user of a relevant resource device; calculate a representative utilization of the relevant resource device based on the personalization profile parameters; and generate the recommendation based on the representative utilization and the personalization profile parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ritesh KINI, Edward TIONG, Doug THOMPSON, Brody BERG, Martin JANSKY, Mark Timothy Carreon RIVERA, Jennifer Tamara VELAGIC, Lindsay NEBOSHYNSKY, Tony TRAN, Eva GYORKI, Julia A. CHENG, Leena CHOI, James SANDERS
  • Patent number: 10704298
    Abstract: An exit device comprises an inner door handle adapted to be mounted to a door for movement relative to the door from a first position to a second position. A pair of brackets are adapted to be operatively connected between the respective ends of a horizontal portion and a vertical portion of the door handle. Each bracket comprises a first bracket member secured to the door handle, a second bracket member adapted to be secured to the door, and a pin for joining the first bracket member and the second bracket member for rotation about an axis through the pin. The first bracket member and the second bracket member pivot relative to one another when the door handle moves between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Thompson, Michael Connell, Luis Bettencourt
  • Patent number: 10156085
    Abstract: A door handle pull securable to a surface of a door hinged on one edge thereof, for preventing the securing of lockable items thereto, the door handle pull. The door handle pull comprises a flat door handle grip extending from the door at an acute angle with respect to the door surface and in a direction away from the door surface, the door handle grip having a width tapering from a wider width adjacent the door to a narrower width near a distal end with an edge on the hinge side of the door extending at an acute angle to vertical. The tapered width of the grip and acute angle of the grip edge resists attachment of a locking device to the grip and urges a locking device downward off of the grips as the door is opened and the locking device is tightened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwood Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian Standley, Doug Thompson, Luis Bettencourt, Lee Griswold, Catelyn Herman
  • Publication number: 20170365114
    Abstract: A door entry system for operating a door using a wireless transmitter device containing identification credentials of a user. The system includes a door operable by an uncoupling or releasing securing mechanism, a door controller capable of operating the uncoupling or releasing securing mechanism and a door handle for grasping by the user to operate the door, the handle having a cavity, the handle being secured to the door and spaced away from a surface thereof. The system includes a wireless device reader disposed in the handle cavity and a power source connected to the card reader. The wireless transmitter may be presented in the vicinity of the reader in the door handle and, upon verification of the credentials transmitted from the wireless transmitter device, the reader sends a signal to the door controller to uncouple or release the securing mechanism and permit the door to open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Luis Bettencourt, Michael Swearman, Michael Connell, Vinny Baker, Catelyn Herman, Paul Smith, Doug Thompson
  • Publication number: 20170260772
    Abstract: A door handle pull securable to a surface of a door hinged on one edge thereof, for preventing the securing of lockable items thereto, the door handle pull. The door handle pull comprises a flat door handle grip extending from the door at an acute angle with respect to the door surface and in a direction away from the door surface, the door handle grip having a width tapering from a wider width adjacent the door to a narrower width near a distal end with an edge on the hinge side of the door extending at an acute angle to vertical. The tapered width of the grip and acute angle of the grip edge resists attachment of a locking device to the grip and urges a locking device downward off of the grips as the door is opened and the locking device is tightened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Standley, Doug Thompson, Luis Bettencourt, Lee Griswold, Catelyn Herman
  • Publication number: 20170218662
    Abstract: An exit device comprises an inner door handle adapted to be mounted to a door for movement relative to the door from a first position to a second position. A pair of brackets are adapted to be operatively connected between the respective ends of a horizontal portion and a vertical portion of the door handle. Each bracket comprises a first bracket member secured to the door handle, a second bracket member adapted to be secured to the door, and a pin for joining the first bracket member and the second bracket member for rotation about an axis through the pin. The first bracket member and the second bracket member pivot relative to one another when the door handle moves between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Doug Thompson, Michael Connell, Luis Bettencourt
  • Patent number: 9669966
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a wine bottle packaging divider and display. The method and apparatus comprise of a divider with opposing side edges and opposing top and bottom edges. The divider has a partitioning line dividing the divider into a first section and a second section, wherein at least one of the first section and the second section is capable of displaying an advertisement. The divider also has at least one pair of elongated openings, wherein each of the at least one pair of elongated openings has an end in proximity to one of the opposing top and bottom edges, wherein said at least one pair of elongated openings is capable of being opened to the one edge and slidably coupled onto a vertical wall for displaying the advertisement. The divider is folded along the partitioning line to fit within a container for packaging the glass bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: E. & J. Gallo Winery
    Inventors: Robert Ruijssenaars, Jennifer Brady, Alex Lee, Royal Addis, Laura Hoffman, Doug Thompson, Benjamin Jones
  • Patent number: 9646292
    Abstract: A method and system for distributing digital content to customers at a plurality of points of transaction that allows each content provider to use its own method of digital rights management. A master digital catalog is used to load product data from a plurality of different content providers. The catalog contents are provided to retailers and other points of transaction. A digital activation broker processes customer orders from the points of transaction and provides information that allows the customer access to the content. The content may be provided by the digital activation broker or through a third-party website. In some embodiments, a payment processor is used to process payments submitted by the customers. The digital activation broker may also void transactions and look up lost authorization codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: FOLLETT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Doug Thompson, Donald Peterson, Steve Holstad, Terry Mainiero
  • Publication number: 20140124511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a wine bottle packaging divider and display. The method and apparatus comprise of a divider with opposing side edges and opposing top and bottom edges. The divider has a partitioning line dividing the divider into a first section and a second section, wherein at least one of the first section and the second section is capable of displaying an advertisement. The divider also has at least one pair of elongated openings, wherein each of the at least one pair of elongated openings has an end in proximity to one of the opposing top and bottom edges, wherein said at least one pair of elongated openings is capable of being opened to the one edge and slidably coupled onto a vertical wall for displaying the advertisement. The divider is folded along the partitioning line to fit within a container for packaging the glass bottles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: E. & J. Gallo Winery
    Inventors: Robert Ruijssenaars, Jennifer Brady, Alex Lee, Royal Addis, Laura Hoffman, Doug Thompson, Benjamin Jones
  • Publication number: 20130054394
    Abstract: A method and system for distributing digital content to customers at a plurality of points of transaction that allows each content provider to use its own method of digital rights management. A master digital catalog is used to load product data from a plurality of different content providers. The catalog contents are provided to retailers and other points of transaction. A digital activation broker processes customer orders from the points of transaction and provides information that allows the customer access to the content. The content may be provided by the digital activation broker or through a third-party website. In some embodiments, a payment processor is used to process payments submitted by the customers. The digital activation broker may also void transactions and look up lost authorization codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Follett Corporation
    Inventors: Doug Thompson, Donald Peterson, Steve Holstad, Terry Mainiero
  • Patent number: D640392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Walsh, Doug Thompson, Keith Kometer, Jason Caulk
  • Patent number: D652948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Walsh, Doug Thompson, Keith Kometer, Jason Caulk
  • Patent number: D655020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Walsh, Doug Thompson, Keith Kometer, Jason Caulk
  • Patent number: D666739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Walsh, Doug Thompson, Keith Kometer, Jason Caulk
  • Patent number: D669599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Walsh, Doug Thompson, Keith Kometer, Jason Caulk
  • Patent number: D687165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Walsh, Doug Thompson, Keith Kometer, Jason Caulk
  • Patent number: D690830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Walsh, Doug Thompson, Keith Kometer, Jason Caulk
  • Patent number: D735887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Walsh, Doug Thompson, Keith Kometer, Jason Caulk
  • Patent number: D906082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Bettencourt, Michael Connell, Doug Thompson
  • Patent number: D936446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Bettencourt, Michael Connell, Doug Thompson