Patents by Inventor Gary I. Brown

Gary I. Brown 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: 8635592
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tailoring the functionality of software applications are disclosed. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention may tailor the functionality of a software application by tailoring the features of the interfaces of the software application presented to a user based on one or more maturity levels of the user. In this manner, the set of features, and thus the functionality or complexity of a software application, may be tailored to the maturity levels of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Troux Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Bodman, Gary I. Brown, Mikal Grimes, Ramon Renteria, James Edward Van Riper
  • Patent number: 5642699
    Abstract: A rotary valve system for a four stroke engine is provided. The rotary valve system includes: an engine having a plurality of cylinders, a crankshaft, a fuel injector and an exhaust manifold; an intake valve assembly rotatably mounted within the engine in communication between the fuel injector and the cylinders, the intake valve assembly forming a single transverse intake port adjacent each of the cylinders; and an exhaust valve assembly rotatably mounted within the engine in communication between the exhaust manifold and the cylinder, the exhaust valve assembly forming a single transverse exhaust port adjacent each of the cylinders, the exhaust valve assembly being located parallel to the intake valve assembly; the intake valve assembly and the exhaust valve assembly being operationally connected to the crankshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventor: Gary I. Brown
  • Patent number: 5620112
    Abstract: An exercise beverage vessel comprising a central, cylindrically shaped, hollow grip portion; a first, second, third and fourth cylindrical shaped, hollow disk member integrally formed with the grip portion to form a barbell shaped drinking vessel; a weight housing in connection with the third disk member having a weight chamber formed therein that is accessible through a fill aperture and having at least one transparent viewing portion of a size sufficient to allow a viewer to view a weight increasing agent level within the weight chamber; a plug member sized to frictionally fit within the fill aperture; and a hinged cap member, hingedly attached to the fourth disk member with a hinge mechanism, having a pivoting cover portion of a size sufficient to cover a drinking opening formed in the fourth disk member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Inventor: Gary I. Brown