Patents by Inventor Frank Butterworth

Frank Butterworth 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: 20120058822
    Abstract: A selection interface has a control module, a display with screen operable to display an image, a region selector and an element selector. The region selector enables the selection of a single region of the image and further operable to cause the display to display an expanded view of the selected single region thereby facilitating selection of any one of the elements within the selected region. The selection interface is suitable for use in implementing a selection game such as spot the ball in which case the image is a digital photograph of a ball game which has been cropped and sized so that it has the desired dimensions and the image is divided into a plurality of square regions. The center of the ball is recorded by overlaying an object of a substantially similar size, shape and orientation with the ball and recording the center of that object when the two objects coincide. The element containing the center of the ball is found and recorded. The ball is then electronically removed from the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Frank Butterworth, Malcolm Shannon
  • Publication number: 20050125248
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system of deploying a washable vehicle cover that provides for the cover to be refurbished and re-used as a new cover. Specifically, the system of the present invention deploys a washable cover by first sending the cover to a vehicle manufacturer for protecting the shipment of the vehicles from the manufacturer. The manufacturer sends the covered vehicle to a destination where the cover is removed, and sends the used cover to the cover supplier. The cover supplier inspects and repairs any damage to the cover, then washes the cover so that the cover is as suitable for re-use as a new cover. Finally, the washed cover is sent to the manufacturer to repeat the cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Butterworth, Alice Butterworth