Patents by Inventor Francois Toit

Francois Toit 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: 11562409
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for displaying shoppable advertisements based on search query including receiving the search query from a user; retrieving an image comprising plurality of purchasable products related to the search query from a database; calculating a product relevance score for each of the plurality of products within each image based the search query; ranking each of the plurality products based on the product relevance score; selecting a subset of products based on the ranking; displaying the image comprising the plurality of products; and displaying the shoppable advertisements for the selected subset of products on a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Umesh Unnikrishnan, Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Phuoc Jeremy Lenguyen, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Shi-Ting Zhou, Shishi Fu, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Amit Chandak
  • Publication number: 20220253909
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for displaying shoppable advertisements based on search query including receiving the search query from a user; retrieving an image comprising plurality of purchasable products related to the search query from a database; calculating a product relevance score for each of the plurality of products within each image based the search query; ranking each of the plurality products based on the product relevance score; selecting a subset of products based on the ranking; displaying the image comprising the plurality of products; and displaying the shoppable advertisements for the selected subset of products
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Umesh Unnikrishnan, Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Phuoc Jeremy Lenguyen, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Shi-Ting Zhou, Shishi Fu, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Amit Chandak
  • Patent number: 11348144
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for displaying shoppable advertisements based on search query including receiving the search query from a user; retrieving an image comprising plurality of purchasable products related to the search query from a database; calculating a product relevance score for each of the plurality of products within each image based the search query; ranking each of the plurality products based on the product relevance score; selecting a subset of products based on the ranking; displaying the image comprising the plurality of products; and displaying the shoppable advertisements for the selected subset of products on a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Umesh Unnikrishnan, Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Phuoc Jeremy Lenguyen, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Shi-Ting Zhou, Shishi Fu, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Amit Chandak
  • Publication number: 20210012391
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for displaying shoppable advertisements based on search query including receiving the search query from a user; retrieving an image comprising plurality of purchasable products related to the search query from a database; calculating a product relevance score for each of the plurality of products within each image based the search query; ranking each of the plurality products based on the product relevance score; selecting a subset of products based on the ranking; displaying the image comprising the plurality of products; and displaying the shoppable advertisements for the selected subset of products on a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Umesh Unnikrishnan, Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Phuoc Jeremy Lenguyen, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Shi-Ting Zhou, Shishi Fu, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Amit Chandak
  • Publication number: 20050139555
    Abstract: A process for the production of highly purified water 38 from Fischer-Tropsch reaction water 12, includes at least the steps of a primary treatment stage comprising an equilibrium staged separation process 14 having at least one stage for removing at least a fraction of non-acid oxygenated hydrocarbons from the Fischer-Tropsch reaction water 12 to produce a primary water-enriched stream 16, a secondary treatment stage comprising at least one membrane separation process 28 for removing at least some suspended solids and acidic oxygenated hydrocarbons from at least a portion of the primary water-enriched stream 16 to produce a secondary water-enriched stream 34 and a tertiary treatment stage comprising a dissolved salt and organic removal stage 36 for removing at least some dissolved salts and organic constituents from at least a portion of the secondary water-enriched stream 34.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Luis Pablo Dancuart Kohler, Gert Plessis, Francois Toit, Edward Koper, Trevor Phillips, Janette Walt
  • Publication number: 20050131084
    Abstract: A process for the production of purified water from Fischer-Tropsch reaction water wherein the purified water is an aqueous stream having a COD of between 20 and 500 mg/l, a pH of between 6.0 and 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Luis Kohler, Gert du Plessis, Francois Toit, Edward Koper, Trevor Phillips, Janette Walt
  • Publication number: 20050131086
    Abstract: A process for the production of highly purified water 44 from Fischer-Tropsch reaction water 12 includes distillation 14 as a primary treatment stage, biological treatment including anaerobic digestion 20 and aerobic digestion 22 as a secondary treatment stage, solid-liquid separation 32 as a tertiary treatment stage and a dissolved salt and organic removal stage 40 as final treatment stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Luis Dancuart Kohler, Gert Plessis, Francois Toit, Edward Koper, Trevor Phillips, Janette Walt
  • Publication number: 20050131085
    Abstract: A process for the production of highly purified water from Fischer-Tropsch reaction water includes distillation as a primary treatment stage, evaporation as a secondary treatment stage, aerobic treatment as a tertiary treatment stage, solid-liquid separation as a quartic treatment stage, and membrane separation as a final treatment stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Luis Kohler, Gert Plessis, Francois Toit, Edward Koper, Trevor Phillips, Janette Walt
  • Patent number: D910056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Umesh Unnikrishnan, Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Phuoc Jeremy Lenguyen, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Shi-Ting Zhou, Shishi Fu, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Amit Chandak
  • Patent number: D951277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Umesh Unnikrishnan, Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Phuoc Jeremy Lenguyen, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Shi-Ting Zhou, Shishi Fu, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Amit Chandak
  • Patent number: D951279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Umesh Unnikrishnan, Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Phuoc Jeremy Lenguyen, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Shi-Ting Zhou, Shishi Fu, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Amit Chandak
  • Patent number: D978184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Daniel Sim, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Umesh Unnikrishan, Amit Chandak, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Jen-Feng Chang, Jamey Lorine Robnett-Conover, Sharon Lee
  • Patent number: D978185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Daniel Sim, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Umesh Unnikrishan, Amit Chandak, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Jen-Feng Chang, Jamey Lorine Robnett-Conover, Sharon Lee
  • Patent number: D983225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Daniel Sim, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Umesh Unnikrishan, Amit Chandak, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Jen-Feng Chang, Jamey Lorine Robnett-Conover, Sharon Lee
  • Patent number: D999221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Daniel Sim, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Umesh Unnikrishan, Amit Chandak, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Jen-Feng Chang, Jamey Lorine Robnett-Conover, Sharon Lee
  • Patent number: D1010671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Daniel Sim, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Umesh Unnikrishan, Amit Chandak, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Jen-Feng Chang, Jamey Lorine Robnett-Conover, Sharon Lee
  • Patent number: D1020786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ramachandran Ramaswamy, Daniel Sim, Jason Gouliard, Lilu Xu, Umesh Unnikrishan, Amit Chandak, Francois Toit Spies, Xi Liu, Jen-Feng Chang, Jamey Lorine Robnett-Conover, Sharon Lee