Patents by Inventor Erik Preston

Erik Preston 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: 11301914
    Abstract: Four main sets of features designed to improve the apartment rental and listing process are discussed: (i) improved visualization of listings for renters using clustering, especially for mobile; (ii) landlord transaction flow and support; (iii) cross-checking of data using user-initiated third-party web data; and (iv) maintenance flow and support. The clustering approach provides visualization of dynamically developed clusters from available listings; rapid (re-)computation of clusters as the map is adjusted by users; and representation of all matching listings in the region in a cluster or as a single entry cluster at all times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: RentPath Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Wormhoudt, Blake Pierson, Bryan Zachary Dilks, Serena Keith, Erik Preston, Samuel Bolgert
  • Publication number: 20210004888
    Abstract: Four main sets of features designed to improve the apartment rental and listing process are discussed: (i) improved visualization of listings for renters using clustering, especially for mobile; (ii) landlord transaction flow and support; (iii) cross-checking of data using user-initiated third-party web data; and (iv) maintenance flow and support. The clustering approach provides visualization of dynamically developed clusters from available listings; rapid (re-)computation of clusters as the map is adjusted by users; and representation of all matching listings in the region in a cluster or as a single entry cluster at all times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Doug Wormhoudt, Blake Pierson, Bryan Zachary Dilks, Serena Keith, Erik Preston, Samuel Bolgert
  • Patent number: 10643263
    Abstract: Four main sets of features designed to improve the apartment rental and listing process are discussed: (i) improved visualization of listings for renters using clustering, especially for mobile; (ii) landlord transaction flow and support; (iii) cross-checking of data using user-initiated third-party web data; and (iv) maintenance flow and support. The clustering approach provides visualization of dynamically developed clusters from available listings; rapid (re-)computation of clusters as the map is adjusted by users; and representation of all matching listings in the region in a cluster or as a single entry cluster at all times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: RENTPATH, LLC
    Inventors: Doug Wormhoudt, Blake Pierson, Bryan Zachary Dilks, Serena Keith, Erik Preston, Samuel Bolgert
  • Publication number: 20140229336
    Abstract: Four main sets of features designed to improve the apartment rental and listing process are discussed: (i) improved visualization of listings for renters using clustering, especially for mobile; (ii) landlord transaction flow and support; (iii) cross-checking of data using user-initiated third-party web data; and (iv) maintenance flow and support. The clustering approach provides visualization of dynamically developed clusters from available listings; rapid (re-)computation of clusters as the map is adjusted by users; and representation of all matching listings in the region in a cluster or as a single entry cluster at all times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Discover Home Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Wormhoudt, Blake Pierson, Bryan Zachary Dilks, Serena Keith, Erik Preston, Samuel Bolgert
  • Patent number: 8469381
    Abstract: A bicycle is provided having a frame with a seat tube and a bottom bracket coupled to one end of the seat tube. A pedal crank shaft is operably coupled to the bottom bracket. A motor is coupled to the bottom bracket and operably coupled to the pedal crank shaft. A battery is removably coupled to the frame and electrically coupled to the motor. A seat having a seat post is removably coupled to the seat tube, wherein the battery is disposed to remain coupled to the frame when the seat post is removed. In another embodiment, a sleeve is positioned with in the seat tube and the seat post is slidingly disposed in the sleeve. In another embodiment, the bicycle includes a clamp having a plurality of clamp pads that engage the seat post to hold the seat in the desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Cycling Sports Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Dodman, Erik Preston Eagleman, Zachary David Krapfl
  • Publication number: 20120049483
    Abstract: A bicycle is provided having a frame with a seat tube and a bottom bracket coupled to one end of the seat tube. A pedal crank shaft is operably coupled to the bottom bracket. A motor is coupled to the bottom bracket and operably coupled to the pedal crank shaft. A battery is removably coupled to the frame and electrically coupled to the motor. A seat having a seat post is removably coupled to the seat tube, wherein the battery is disposed to remain coupled to the frame when the seat post is removed. In another embodiment, a sleeve is positioned with in the seat tube and the seat post is slidingly disposed in the sleeve. In another embodiment, the bicycle includes a clamp having a plurality of clamp pads that engage the seat post to hold the seat in the desired position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CYCLING SPORTS GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Dodman, Erik Preston Eagleman, Zachary David Krapfl
  • Patent number: 4093503
    Abstract: A method for fabricating very narrow superconducting metallic lines on a substrate using ion-implantation and etching techniques. The method permits lines to be produced which are much smaller than those fabricated by conventional masking and etching techniques. It makes the fabrication of very small Josephson and other superconducting devices possible. Also since lines are formed in metals, they have high conductivity, so are useful as ordinary conductors at high temperature or when the technique is utilized with non-superconducting materials. The method includes the steps of depositing a selected metal film on a substrate, applying a photoresist or other masking pattern and exposing, etching away the exposed region, ion-implanting the edge of the resulting pattern, removing the photoresist and etching away the unimplanted portion of the metal leaving an ultra-narrow line pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1978
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Preston Harris, Robert William Keyes
  • Patent number: D724498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Cycling Sports Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Preston Eagleman, Peter Denk