Patents by Inventor Gregory Bender

Gregory Bender 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: 10944726
    Abstract: Method and application for communicating sensitive information, incident reporting, and for acceleration of urgent situation responses and supervision allowing for school administrators, teachers, professors, users, submitters, or receivers, to instantly report credible threats, or dangerous situations. In at least one current embodiment, a Smart Button is a digital situation button for use by any submitter to instantly report their GPS map location, name, title, contact information, picture and/or workplace. Submitters can receive and/or send 1-way or at least 2-way communications. At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a method for sending, receiving, reporting or responding to mood related, time-sensitive, live situation, or secretive messages, through a one-step anonymous, or with a specific degree of anonymity, or non-anonymous submit and targeted authorized receipt process, generating, assigning, and utilizing unique identifiers with a corresponding administrative report generating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Anonymous Alerts, LLC
    Inventor: T. Gregory Bender
  • Patent number: 10778649
    Abstract: Method and application for communicating sensitive information, incident reporting, and for acceleration of urgent situation responses and supervision allowing for school administrators, teachers, professors, users, submitters, or receivers, to instantly report credible threats, or dangerous situations. In at least one current embodiment, a Smart Button is a digital situation button for use by any submitter to instantly report their GPS map location, name, title, contact information, picture and/or workplace. Submitters can receive and/or send 1-way or at least 2-way communications. At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a method for sending, receiving, reporting or responding to mood related, time-sensitive, live situation, or secretive messages, through a one-step anonymous, or with a specific degree of anonymity, or non-anonymous submit and targeted authorized receipt process, generating, assigning, and utilizing unique identifiers with a corresponding administrative report generating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Inventor: T. Gregory Bender
  • Publication number: 20200125218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for sending, receiving, reporting and/or responding to incident, event, mood related, time-sensitive, live situation, and/or secretive matter messages, through a one-step submission, and/or Smart Button activation and/or anonymous submit process and/or targeted authorized receipt process, having the generating, assigning, and/or utilizing of unique identifiers and corresponding actionable and searchable administrative report generating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: T. Gregory Bender
  • Patent number: 10419399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for sending, receiving, reporting and/or responding to mood related, time-sensitive, live situation, and/or secretive matter messages, through a one-step submission, and/or Smart Button activation anonymous submit process and/or targeted authorized receipt process, having the generating, assigning, and utilizing of unique identifiers and corresponding actionable and searchable administrative report generating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: T. Gregory Bender
  • Publication number: 20190007377
    Abstract: Method and application for communicating sensitive information, incident reporting, and for acceleration of urgent situation responses and supervision allowing for school administrators, teachers, professors, users, submitters, or receivers, to instantly report credible threats, or dangerous situations. In at least one current embodiment, a Smart Button is a digital situation button for use by any submitter to instantly report their GPS map location, name, title, contact information, picture and/or workplace. Submitters can receive and/or send 1-way or at least 2-way communications. At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a method for sending, receiving, reporting or responding to mood related, time-sensitive, live situation, or secretive messages, through a one-step anonymous, or with a specific degree of anonymity, or non-anonymous submit and targeted authorized receipt process, generating, assigning, and utilizing unique identifiers with a corresponding administrative report generating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: T. Gregory Bender
  • Patent number: 9701442
    Abstract: A transport and storage pallet device with modular, self-contained, and collapsible features is described. The device includes a top frame, a bottom frame, a linking system, hooks, hoist rings, and a collapsing mechanism. The top frame and the bottom frame each include a topside and an underside. The topside of the bottom frame is configured with modular inserts to accommodate full or partial loads of varying sizes. The linking system includes rods extending from and connecting the top frame to the bottom frame. The rods are extensible in length such that the distance between the top frame and the bottom frame is sufficient to secure full or partial loads of varying sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Mark A. Heinrichs, Gregory Bender
  • Publication number: 20150304300
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for sending, receiving, reporting and/or responding to mood related, time-sensitive, live situation, and/or secretive matter messages, through a one-step submission, and/or Smart Button activation anonymous submit process and/or targeted authorized receipt process, having the generating, assigning, and utilizing of unique identifiers and corresponding actionable and searchable administrative report generating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: T. Gregory Bender
  • Patent number: 9071579
    Abstract: A system and method for submission and receipt of communications and information including sending, receiving, and responding to mood related, time-sensitive and/or secretive messages or information, through a one-step submission to communication networks and/or social media platforms, through a anonymous submit and targeted authorized receipt process, having the generating, assigning, and utilizing of unique identifiers, and corresponding actionable and searchable administrative report generating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Inventor: T. Gregory Bender
  • Publication number: 20130018669
    Abstract: A system for managing critical student information is disclosed generally comprising storing information associated with individual students, such as important medical information or contact information for the student's parent or guardian, and providing different authorized users, such as school administrators, teachers, or coaches, permission to access the information and/or send messages for particular students. The stored information for each student is associated with one or more group identifiers, which identify particular groups of which the student is a member, such as a school or team, and each authorized user is likewise associated with one or more group identifiers, which identify the particular groups for which the user has access and can send messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: T. Gregory Bender
  • Patent number: 8180274
    Abstract: A system for managing critical student information is disclosed generally comprising storing information associated with individual students, such as important medical information or contact information for the student's parent or guardian, and providing different authorized users, such as school administrators, teachers, or coaches, permission to access the information and/or send messages for particular students. The stored information for each student is associated with one or more group identifiers, which identify particular groups of which the student is a member, such as a school or team, and each authorized user is likewise associated with one or more group identifiers, which identify the particular groups for which the user has access and can send messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Message Logix, Inc., a Corporation
    Inventor: T. Gregory Bender
  • Publication number: 20100180667
    Abstract: There is provided a method for detecting at least one odor in a gas sample, the method comprising at least partially reducing an amount of water present in the gas sample; and detecting the presence or absence of at least one odor in the sample. There is also provided a method for reducing losses of sensitivity of at least one gas sensor adapted to detect and/or measure at least one odor in a gas sample, the method comprising at least partially reducing an amount of water present in the gas sample before contacting the sample with the at least one sensor. Apparatuses for detecting and/or measuring odors in a gas sample are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory Bender, Francois Giasson, Christophe Guy, Thierry Page
  • Patent number: 5103188
    Abstract: An electrical circuit for amplifying complex, wideband signals, preferably audio and servo/robotic signals, comprises a first input buffer in an emitter-follower configuration or in a source-follower configuration. A bias current rail traverses the first buffer. The low impedance output of the first buffer is connected to a load resistor, preferably in the order of 50-500 ohms. The circuit further comprises positive and negative opposing current mirrors connected to the bias current rail that reflect the currents created in the bias current rail by an input voltage signal imposed across the load resister. The combined outputs of the current mirrors are connected to the input of a second buffer. The output of the second buffer is connected via a feedback means to the output of the first buffer and to a load. The first buffer is driven by dual voltage supply rails, preferably a lower voltage, in the order of 15 Volts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Inventor: Gregory Bender