Patents by Inventor James A. Brunner
James A. Brunner 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).
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Publication number: 20240057798Abstract: A knife block and storage system are provided. The knife block includes a block body and an elongate slot formed in the block body. In some configurations, the elongate slot extends from the top surface and along a side surface. The knife block also may include a notch disposed in a top surface that is configured to receive and mate with a bolster of a first kitchen knife. The elongate slot is typically sized and shaped to accommodate a kitchen knife within the block body and is configured to permit removal of the kitchen knife from within the block body by sliding a blade of the kitchen knife out of the elongate slot through the side surface or by removing the knife blade through a portion of the elongate slot in the top surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Tyler James Brunner, Tania Louise Aldous, Patrick Michael Kerulis
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Publication number: 20240056651Abstract: A gateway device is disclosed that includes a user key; a transceiver to communicate data over a network and with a set top box; and a processor configured for: receiving a protected secure key from a content provider; receiving an encrypted control word key from the content provider. The encrypted control word key is encrypted with a secure key and, once the encrypted control word key is decrypted, the decrypted control word key decrypts an encrypted digital content that is sent to a set top box; retrieving the user key from the memory of the gateway device; using the user key to decrypt the protected secure key to obtain a decrypted secure key; using the decrypted secure key to decrypt the encrypted control word key to obtain the decrypted control word key; and transmitting the decrypted control word key to the set top box for decrypting the encrypted digital content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: DISH NETWORK, L.L.C.Inventors: James BRUNNER, Ross Alan DRENNAN, Jesus FLORES GUERRA
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Patent number: 11838067Abstract: Systems, devices and processes are described herein to improve the reliable delivery of content in a satellite system by facilitating the prediction of likely future signal interference. Specifically, the various embodiments provide a technique whereby a likelihood of future plant growth interfering with received signal strength at a satellite dish is determined. In one embodiment, the technique analyses one or more images of a plant in the vicinity of the satellite dish and from that image generates prediction of future growth of the plant over a future time period. From this prediction of future plant growth, a likelihood of future signal interference being caused by the plant can be determined.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.Inventors: Caroline Condon, Micah Moore, Jeffrey Mailloux, James Brunner, Morgan Kirby
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Publication number: 20230208539Abstract: Systems, devices and processes are described herein to improve the reliable delivery of content in a satellite system by facilitating the prediction of likely future signal interference. Specifically, the various embodiments provide a technique whereby a likelihood of future plant growth interfering with received signal strength at a satellite dish is determined. In one embodiment, the technique analyses one or more images of a plant in the vicinity of the satellite dish and from that image generates prediction of future growth of the plant over a future time period. From this prediction of future plant growth, a likelihood of future signal interference being caused by the plant can be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.Inventors: Caroline CONDON, Micah MOORE, Jeffrey MAILLOUX, James BRUNNER, Morgan KIRBY
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Publication number: 20230196891Abstract: Systems and method are provided for controlling a smart home device. In one embodiment, a method, performed by a server, for controlling the smart home device including detecting a smart home device in response to an internet protocol address of a data packet transmitted on a network, determining a function of the smart home device, receiving an event alert from an external data source, associating the function of the smart home device with the event alert, and transmitting a control signal to initiate the function of the smart home device in response to the association of the function with the event alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.Inventors: Caroline Condon, Micah Moore, Jeffrey Mailloux, James Brunner, Morgan Kirby, Neil Marten, Luke VanDuyn
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Publication number: 20230171266Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining data that identifies network traffic associated with a threat actor, responsive to the obtaining the data, performing feature extraction on the data, resulting in extracted features, classifying the network traffic based on the extracted features, detecting, in accordance with the classifying the network traffic, an action change in the network traffic, resulting in a detected action change, predicting a future traffic profile for the threat actor based on the detected action change, and responsive to the predicting the future traffic profile, generating an alert regarding the future traffic profile, thereby enabling mitigation of a security risk associated with the threat actor. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: James Brunner, Laurie Kraus, Christopher Iverson, James Cignarella, Krissa Van Hoorebeke
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Patent number: 11593741Abstract: The present disclosure contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for providing professionals and organizations tools to improve productivity and efficiency. The present disclosure includes a process for discovering and validating entity objectives. In an embodiment, the method and system receive communications from multiple data sources (e.g., email, calendar, contacts), find correlations between the communications, identify communications that appear to be important to a user, and provide relevant resources.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: MODULEQ, INC.Inventors: David James Brunner, Peter Taraba, Anupriya Ankolekar
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Publication number: 20210264335Abstract: The present disclosure contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for providing professionals and organizations tools to improve productivity and efficiency. The present disclosure includes a process for discovering and validating entity objectives. In an embodiment, the method and system receive communications from multiple data sources (e.g., email, calendar, contacts), find correlations between the communications, identify communications that appear to be important to a user, and provide relevant resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: David James Brunner, Peter Taraba, Anupriya Ankolekar
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Patent number: 11017343Abstract: The present disclosure contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for providing professionals and organizations tools to improve productivity and efficiency. The present disclosure includes a process for discovering and validating entity objectives. In an embodiment, the method and system receive communications from multiple data sources (e.g., email, calendar, contacts), find correlations between the communications, identify communications that appear to be important to a user, and provide relevant resources.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: MODULEQ, INC.Inventors: David James Brunner, Peter Taraba, Anupriya Ankolekar
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Patent number: 10822976Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a first nozzle cavity, a second nozzle cavity, a rib positioned between the nozzle cavities, a rib cap positioned on the rib, a first cavity insert, and a second cavity insert. The rib cap is wider than the rib, such that the rib cap extends outwardly into those portions of the nozzle cavities immediately adjacent the rib. The first cavity insert and the second cavity insert include a longitudinal surface offset from the rib. The offset surfaces include rib cap-interface surfaces that are joined to the rib cap. A method of modifying the nozzle assembly is achieved by installing a rib cap having a width greater than that of the rib and by installing modified cavity inserts having a surface offset from the rib, and by joining rib cap-interface surfaces of the modified cavity inserts to the rib cap.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Charles Lewis Davis, III, Frederick James Brunner
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Publication number: 20180197127Abstract: The present disclosure contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for providing professionals and organizations tools to improve productivity and efficiency. The present disclosure includes a process for discovering and validating entity objectives. In an embodiment, the method and system receive communications from multiple data sources (e.g., email, calendar, contacts), find correlations between the communications, identify communications that appear to be important to a user, and provide relevant resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: David James Brunner, Peter Taraba, Anupriya Ankolekar
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Patent number: 9579410Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-powered, footwear sanitizing system configured to substantially neutralize biological contaminants on the soles of shoes when a wearer of the shoes steps onto the system, the system has a method to generate sanitizing radiation of 254 nm (UVC), a means for delivering sanitizing radiation from the mat to the underside of a wearer's shoes and a piezo-electric or mechano-luminescence generator to power the system.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Inventors: Corinne K. Simmons, James A. Brunner
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Patent number: D1012596Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Instant Brands Holdings. Inc.Inventors: Tyler James Brunner, Tania Louise Aldous, Jason Lee LePinske, Alina Butan Renoux
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Patent number: D1012598Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Instant Brands Holdings Inc.Inventors: Tyler James Brunner, Tania Louise Aldous, Jason Lee LePinske, Alina Butan Renoux
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Patent number: D1013442Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Instant Brands Holdings Inc.Inventors: Tyler James Brunner, Tania Louise Aldous, Jason Lee LePinske
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Patent number: D1013446Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Instant Brands Holdings Inc.Inventors: Tyler James Brunner, Tania Louise Aldous, Jason Lee LePinske, Alina Butan Renoux
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Patent number: D1014174Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Instant Brands Holdings Inc.Inventors: Tyler James Brunner, Tania Louise Aldous, Jason Lee LePinske, Alina Butan Renoux
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Patent number: D1019240Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Instant Brands Holdings Inc.Inventors: Tyler James Brunner, Tania Louise Aldous, Jason Lee LePinske, Alina Butan Renoux
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Patent number: D1022563Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Tyler James Brunner, Tania Louise Aldous, Jason Lee LePinske, Alina Butan Renoux
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Patent number: D1024654Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Tyler James Brunner, Tania Louise Aldous, Jason Lee LePinske, Alina Butan Renoux