Patents by Inventor Gene Schultz

Gene Schultz 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).

  • Source content preview in a media system
    Patent number: 9196309
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are provided that facilitate surveying media sources in a media entertainment system. An index component can provide an index of a set of available media sources in the media entertainment system. In addition, a selection component can displays the set of available media sources and receive selection requests for a subset of the available media sources. Further, a preview component can display a sample of media generated by the selected subset of media sources prior to active engagement thereof. Moreover, one or more aspects can be implemented in a vehicle entertainment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Gene Schultz, Douglas C. Campbell, Eric Sean Deuel, Stephen Todd Sanders
  • SOURCE CONTENT PREVIEW IN A MEDIA SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100235744
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are provided that facilitate surveying media sources in a media entertainment system. An index component can provide an index of a set of available media sources in the media entertainment system. In addition, a selection component can displays the set of available media sources and receive selection requests for a subset of the available media sources. Further, a preview component can display a sample of media generated by the selected subset of media sources prior to active engagement thereof. Moreover, one or more aspects can be implemented in a vehicle entertainment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Gene Schultz, Douglas C. Campbell, Eric Sean Deuel, Stephen Todd Sanders
  • Earth working implement control system
    Patent number: 4269535
    Abstract: An operating and down-pressure hydraulic control system for vehicle-mounted implements such as earth compactors and the like. The assembly of hydraulic cylinders, valving and a hydraulic accumulator provided herein operates as a hydraulic system to raise, lower and otherwise position an implement and to provide down-pressure to it. The assembly also permits the hydraulic support of the implement to flex, while maintaining down-pressure on it, when the ground surface elevation rises or falls away relative to the implement as it moves over the ground being worked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Assignee: Earl W. Sornsin
    Inventor: Gene Schultz
  • Backhoe skip attachment
    Patent number: 4172687
    Abstract: A sand and gravel skip or the like adapted for ready attachment to the bucket of a backhoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1979
    Assignees: Gene Schultz, Earl W. Sornsin
    Inventor: Gene Schultz