Patents by Inventor Gary W. Black

Gary W. Black 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: 20230255911
    Abstract: Compositions with fulvate fractions alone or in combination with growth factors, bioactive fragmented peptides, or combinations thereof are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are methods of using said compositions for the catalyzing cellular regeneration, including the healing, treatment, or prevention of skin disorders. Also disclosed are methods for extracting, isolating, and purifying fulvate fractions for use in the manufacture of said compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Gary W. Black, Jane Christensen, Farhan Taghizadeh
  • Patent number: 11376231
    Abstract: Compositions with fulvate fractions alone or in combination with growth factors, bioactive fragmented peptides, or combinations thereof are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are methods of using said compositions for the catalyzing cellular regeneration, including the healing, treatment, or prevention of skin disorders. Also disclosed are methods for extracting, isolating, and purifying fulvate fractions for use in the manufacture of said compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: OMNI BIOCEUTICAL INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Gary W. Black, Jane Christensen, Farhan Taghizadeh
  • Publication number: 20200368189
    Abstract: Compositions with fulvate fractions alone or in combination with growth factors, bioactive fragmented peptides, or combinations thereof are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are methods of using said compositions for the catalyzing cellular regeneration, including the healing, treatment, or prevention of skin disorders. Also disclosed are methods for extracting, isolating, and purifying fulvate fractions for use in the manufacture of said compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Gary W. Black, Jane Christensen, Farhan Taghizadeh
  • Publication number: 20180250250
    Abstract: Compositions with fulvate fractions alone or in combination with growth factors, bioactive fragmented peptides, or combinations thereof are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are methods of using said compositions for the catalyzing cellular regeneration, including the healing, treatment, or prevention of skin disorders. Also disclosed are methods for extracting, isolating, and purifying fulvate fractions for use in the manufacture of said compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Gary W. Black, Jane Christensen, Farhan Taghizadeh
  • Patent number: 9820953
    Abstract: Compositions with fulvate fractions alone or in combination with growth factors, bioactive fragmented peptides, or combinations thereof are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are methods of using said compositions for the catalyzing cellular regeneration, including the healing, treatment, or prevention of skin disorders. Also disclosed are methods for extracting, isolating, and purifying fulvate fractions for use in the manufacture of said compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Omni Bioceutical Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Black, Jane Christensen, Farhan Taghizadeh
  • Publication number: 20170246132
    Abstract: Compositions with fulvate fractions alone or in combination with growth factors, bioactive fragmented peptides, or combinations thereof are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are methods of using said compositions for the catalyzing cellular regeneration, including the healing, treatment, or prevention of skin disorders. Also disclosed are methods for extracting, isolating, and purifying fulvate fractions for use in the manufacture of said compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Gary W. Black, Jane Christensen, Farhan Taghizadeh
  • Patent number: 9498491
    Abstract: Improved methods for the separation and isolation of bioactive polyelectrolytes, such as humic acid, fulvic acid, ulmic acid, and humin, from any one or a combination of naturally occurring or synthetically produced humified organic matter (HOM) are described. The methods involve the application of an electromagnetic field to an aqueous slurry of the HOM to thereby separate one or more bioactive polyelectrolyte fractions from the remaining of the HOM. Related systems and isolated bioactive polyelectrolyte fractions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: BPW Sciences, LP
    Inventor: Gary W. Black, Sr.
  • Patent number: 9396196
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for aggregating a local media collection of a user with one or more shared media collections shared with the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user. In general, media collection information of a plurality of shared media collections from a plurality of second client devices are obtained. Media collection information identifying media items from at least one of the plurality of shared media collections and a local media collection of a first user are processed. An aggregated media collection based on the processed media collection information is provided where the aggregated media collection comprises a primary list including a media item entry for each unique media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Eloy Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Hugh Svendsen, Harold Sutherland, Gary W. Black
  • Publication number: 20160105519
    Abstract: A server and method are provided for discovering new friends using recommendation paths in a media recommendation network. In general, media items are recommended among users in a media recommendation network. Use of media items by the users is monitored. If the use of a media item by a user exceeds a threshold, a determination is made as to whether the media item was recommended to the user. If so, that recommendation is identified as a highly valued recommendation for that user. Thereafter, when the user desires to identify new friends from which to receive recommendations and to which to send recommendations, a recommendation path for the highly valued recommendation is identified. Users in the recommendation path that are not already friends of the user are identified as potential new friends for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Gary W. Black
  • Patent number: 9224150
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for discovering new friends using recommendation paths in a media recommendation network. In general, media items are recommended among users in a media recommendation network. Use of media items by the users is monitored. If the use of a media item by a user exceeds a threshold, a determination is made as to whether the media item was recommended to the user. If so, that recommendation is identified as a highly valued recommendation for that user. Thereafter, when the user desires to identify new friends from which to receive recommendations and to which to send recommendations, a recommendation path for the highly valued recommendation is identified. Users in the recommendation path that are not already friends of the user are identified as potential new friends for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Napo Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Gary W. Black
  • Patent number: 9213230
    Abstract: A system and method for collaboratively providing configurations for a media environment are provided. In general, configuration events from a number of media environments are collected and provided to a Collaborative Configuration System (CCS) server. Based on the configuration events, the CCS server generates and provides recommended configurations to a media environment. The recommended configurations may be generated prior to or after receiving a request for recommended configurations from the media environment. In one embodiment, the recommended configurations are provided as a recommended configuration profile providing a set of configurations to be applied at the media environment. In another embodiment, the recommended configurations are provided as a CCS track associated with a particular media presentation. The CCS track includes configuration changes to be applied to the media environment for a number of time slices of the media presentation during playback of the media presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Qurio Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Amidon, Alfredo C. Issa, Richard J. Walsh, Gary W. Black
  • Publication number: 20150216839
    Abstract: Topical compositions containing an isolated BP fraction and an active agent, and uses of the composition to improve a skin condition are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: BPW Sciences, LP
    Inventor: Gary W. Black, SR.
  • Patent number: 9060034
    Abstract: A system and method of allowing a recipient to control and customize filtering of recommenders in a media item recommendation system. Filtering recommenders allows the recipient to control from which recommenders media item recommendations can be received. Recommenders may be filtered using a tag associated by the recipient with the recommender. The tag may be any attribute. If the recommender is tagged with the attribute matching a current selection criterion established by the recipient, media item recommendations from the recommender may be sent to the recipient. If the recommender is not tagged with the attribute matching the current selection criterion, the recommender is filtered out and the media item recommendation from the recommender may not be sent to the recipient. The recipient may define the current selection criterion by setting a presentation channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Napo Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Gary W. Black, Eugene Matthew Farrelly
  • Publication number: 20150019636
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for aggregating a local media collection of a user with one or more shared media collections shared with the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user. In general, media collection information of a plurality of shared media collections from a plurality of second client devices are obtained. Media collection information identifying media items from at least one of the plurality of shared media collections and a local media collection of a first user are processed. An aggregated media collection based on the processed media collection information is provided where the aggregated media collection comprises a primary list including a media item entry for each unique media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Hugh Svendsen, Harold Sutherland, Gary W. Black
  • Patent number: 8874650
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for aggregating a local media collection of a user with one or more shared media collections shared with the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user. In general, one or more shared media collections shared with the user are first discovered. Optionally, the user may select one or more of the shared media collections for aggregation with the local media collection of the user. The shared media collections selected by the user, or alternatively all of the shared media collections, are then aggregated with the local media collection of the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Eloy Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Hugh Svendsen, Harold Sutherland, Gary W. Black
  • Publication number: 20140245147
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for creation and management of an active playlist having dynamic media item groups. In general, a number of media items to be used for the active playlist are first identified and classified into one or more media item groups based on a primary criterion and, optionally, one or more secondary criteria to provide an underlying pool of media items for the active playlist. The active playlist is then populated with media items from the underlying pool of media items. More specifically, the active playlist is divided into media item groups corresponding to those in the underlying pool of media items. Each media item group in the active playlist is populated with a predefined number of the media items in the corresponding media item group in the underlying pool of media items. Thereafter, the media items in the media item groups of the active playlist are dynamically updated based on user interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Napo Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Amidon, Gary W. Black
  • Publication number: 20140175330
    Abstract: Improved methods for the separation and isolation of bioactive polyelectrolytes, such as humic acid, fulvic acid, ulmic acid, and humin, from any one or a combination of naturally occurring or synthetically produced humified organic matter (HOM) are described. The methods involve the application of an electromagnetic field to an aqueous slurry of the HOM to thereby separate one or more bioactive polyelectrolyte fractions from the remaining of the HOM. Related systems and isolated bioactive polyelectrolyte fractions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: BPW SCIENCES, LP
    Inventor: Gary W. Black
  • Patent number: 8725740
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for creation and management of an active playlist having dynamic media item groups. A number of media items to be used for the active playlist are first identified and classified into one or more media item groups based on a primary criterion and, optionally, one or more secondary criteria to provide an underlying pool of media items for the active playlist. The active playlist is then populated with media items from the underlying pool of media items. More specifically, the active playlist is divided into media item groups corresponding to those in the underlying pool of media items. Each media item group in the active playlist is populated with a predefined number of the media items in the corresponding media item group in the underlying pool of media items. Thereafter, the media items in the media item groups of the active playlist are dynamically updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Napo Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Amidon, Gary W. Black
  • Publication number: 20120278393
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for aggregating a local media collection of a user with one or more shared media collections shared with the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user. In general, one or more shared media collections shared with the user are first discovered. Optionally, the user may select one or more of the shared media collections for aggregation with the local media collection of the user. The shared media collections selected by the user, or alternatively all of the shared media collections, are then aggregated with the local media collection of the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: ELOY TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Hugh Svendsen, Harold Sutherland, Gary W. Black
  • Patent number: 8224899
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for aggregating a local media collection of a user with one or more shared media collections shared with the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user. In general, one or more shared media collections shared with the user are first discovered. Optionally, the user may select one or more of the shared media collections for aggregation with the local media collection of the user. The shared media collections selected by the user, or alternatively all of the shared media collections, are then aggregated with the local media collection of the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Eloy Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Hugh Svendsen, Harold Sutherland, Gary W. Black