Patents by Inventor James E. Swain

James E. Swain 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: 20150341300
    Abstract: A system and method for presenting a summarized view of a plurality of emails are provided. The plurality of emails corresponding to a set of email inboxes are received at a server. A combination of static rules and machine-learned rules is applied to each of the plurality of emails to determine a set of characteristics of the email. Each of the plurality of emails is assigned to one of a plurality of classifications based on the determined set of characteristics of the email. Information is provided to a client computer to cause the client computer to generate a display of an overview of the plurality of classifications and emails that have been assigned to each of the plurality of classifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: James E. Swain, Rebecca D. Swain
  • Patent number: 5207317
    Abstract: A switch actuator having a bezel, paddle and spring-biased lever. The bezel has a pivot defining a first pivot axis and an outer surface defining a plane. The paddle has an outer surface and an inner surface facing in a direction opposite the outer surface. The inner surface has structure for actuating a switch in response to actuation of the paddle, which is pivotably supported in the bezel for limited pivoting movement about the first pivot axis between first and second positions. A lever is pivotably mounted on the bezel and disposed at an acute angle to said plane. The lever is pivotable with respect to the bezel and the paddle about a second pivot axis as the paddle is pivoted about the first pivot axis. The second pivot axis is spaced from and substantially parallel to the first pivot axis. A spring is disposed at an acute angle to the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Bryde, James E. Swain, III, John R. Woodman
  • Patent number: D364141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Hanna, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira, James E. Swain, III
  • Patent number: D389461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, James E. Swain, Joel S. Spira
  • Patent number: D389805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, James E. Swain, Joel S. Spira
  • Patent number: D395037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, James E. Swain, Joel S. Spira
  • Patent number: D404013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co. Inc
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, James E. Swain, Joel S. Spira
  • Patent number: D422969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, James E. Swain, Joel S. Spira
  • Patent number: D428855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, James E. Swain, Joel S. Spira