Patents by Inventor Ian Cummins

Ian Cummins 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: 20230259912
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retail point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless internet connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented. The data can be used by retailers and manufacturers for business analysis and optimization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Cummins, Ian Cummins
  • Patent number: 11663572
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retail point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless internet connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented. The data can be used by retailers and manufacturers for business analysis and optimization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Mark Cummins, Ian Cummins
  • Publication number: 20210374704
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retail point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless internet connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented. The data can be used by retailers and manufacturers for business analysis and optimization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Cummins, Ian Cummins
  • Patent number: 11093922
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retail point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless internet connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented. The data can be used by retailers and manufacturers for business analysis and optimization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Cummins, Ian Cummins
  • Publication number: 20190087800
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retail point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless internet connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented. The data can be used by retailers and manufacturers for business analysis and optimization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Cummins, Ian Cummins
  • Patent number: 10169751
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retail point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless internet connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented. The data can be used by retailers and manufacturers for business analysis and optimization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: POMO SEARCH LTD
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Cummins, Ian Cummins
  • Publication number: 20180096328
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retail point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless internet connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented. The data can be used by retailers and manufacturers for business analysis and optimization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Cummins, Ian Cummins
  • Patent number: 9881289
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retch point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless inter net connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented. The data can be used by retailers and manufacturers for business analysis and optimization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: POMO SEARCH LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Cummins, Ian Cummins
  • Publication number: 20150206165
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retail point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless internet connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented. The data can be used by retailers and manufacturers for business analysis and optimization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Cummins, Ian Cummins
  • Publication number: 20150206118
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retch point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless inter net connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Cummins, Ian Cummins
  • Publication number: 20100184601
    Abstract: Methods for overcoming multiple herbicide resistance (MHR) in plants using inhibitors of GST suppression of Formula (I), novel chemical inhibitors of Formula (Ia), compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I), and uses and methods relating thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: University of Durham
    Inventor: Ian Cummins
  • Publication number: 20060191828
    Abstract: A self-contained aquaculture system comprising a modular building having a first main chamber for containing fish or salt or fresh water invertebrates, a second swirl chamber comprising a primary filter communicating with the main chamber for removing solids from the main chamber, a drum filter for receiving and filtering water from the swirl chamber, a third biological filter chamber beneath the drum filter for receiving water therefrom and a biological filter tank. Water is pumped from the chamber to the biological filter tank for circulation back to the main chamber. The building defines an enclosed space over the chambers, the temperature of which is controlled by an air conditioning unit. A foam fractionator, ultraviolet unit and ozone generator are used for treating the water in the main chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventor: Ian Cummins
  • Publication number: 20060180533
    Abstract: A drum filter assembly comprising a hollow drum filter having a longitudinal axis and an outer filter screen or mesh material, the drum filter being supported on external rollers for rotation about its longitudinal axis and an inlet for introducing liquid to be filtered into the interior of the drum filter. Rotation of the drum filter is effected by the liquid flowing into the drum filter. Alternatively, the drum filter may be driven by an external motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventor: Ian Cummins
  • Patent number: 7056715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inter alia, Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST) and homoglutathione synthetase sequences from soybean and their use in the production of plants which are resitant to herbicides which comprise fomesafen and/or acifluorfen. In a particular embodiment the invention provides a GST depicted as SEQ ID No. 10 and a homoglutathione synthetase depicted as SEQ ID No. 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: John Christopher Andrews, Ian Cummins, Robert Edwards, Ian Jepson, Mark Skipsey, Karen Jane Townson
  • Publication number: 20040143869
    Abstract: This invention relates to glutathione transferase (GST) subunits to nucleic acid sequences encoding glutathione transferase subunits, and to uses of these glutathione transferase and coding sequences, especially in the field of plant biotechnology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: David J. Cole, Ian Cummins, Robert Edwards
  • Patent number: 6730828
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding a wheat glutathione transferase subunit (GST) as well as host cells and plants transformed therewith. The invention also relates to methods of using the isolated polynucleotides to make herbicide resistant plant cells and plants, and to methods of selecting transformed plant cells in the presence of an herbicide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Aventis Agriculture Limited
    Inventors: David J. Cole, Ian Cummins, Robert Edwards