Patents by Inventor Gary Ames

Gary Ames 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).

  • Ascription based modeling of video delivery system data in a database
    Patent number: 11470368
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method reviews information from a set of clients. The information is based on interaction with an application associated with a video delivery system. The method selects ascription events from the information based on a model that defines ascription events that could lead to an outcome for the video delivery system and stores the ascription events into a set of data structures. The ascription events are stored based on respective timing information associated with the respective ascription event and one or more of the ascription events that could lead to the outcome are retrievable based on respective time information for the ascription events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HULU, LLC
    Inventors: James Wann, Milan Mehta, Cara Postilion, Adam Thomas Ahringer, Gary Ames
  • ASCRIPTION BASED MODELING OF VIDEO DELIVERY SYSTEM DATA IN A DATABASE
    Publication number: 20220109899
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method reviews information from a set of clients. The information is based on interaction with an application associated with a video delivery system. The method selects ascription events from the information based on a model that defines ascription events that could lead to an outcome for the video delivery system and stores the ascription events into a set of data structures. The ascription events are stored based on respective timing information associated with the respective ascription event and one or more of the ascription events that could lead to the outcome are retrievable based on respective time information for the ascription events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: James Wann, Milan Mehta, Cara Postilion, Adam Thomas Ahringer, Gary Ames
  • Painter's tool tray
    Publication number: 20040099675
    Abstract: A topple resistant receptacle having a paint can securing means formed therein surrounded by a spill retaining wall, and a kit containing the receptacle, a paint can slot shield and a ladder hook for securing the receptacle to a ladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventor: Gary Ames Peck
  • Anti-windmilling device
    Patent number: 5921753
    Abstract: An anti windmilling device 10 for fan blades 103 including a housing member 20 adapted to be secured to the wire grid 101 of a fan 104. The housing member 20 rotatably supports a sail member 40 mounted on a shaft element 42 dimensioned to engage a portion 28 of the housing member 20. The sail member 40 is normally spring biased into the arc of rotation of the fan blades 103 for preventing the unwanted rotation of the blades 103 when the fan 104 is not energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Inventor: Gary A. Ames