Patents by Inventor John A. Newman

John A. Newman 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: 20240126804
    Abstract: A method at a client device includes displaying media library information corresponding to a set of media items. The media items include one or more local media items, the one or more local media items including media items stored at the client device, and one or more remote media items, the one or more remote media items including media items stored at a remote system and not at the client device. The method also includes displaying, concurrently with displaying the media library information, affordances identifying the remote media items; detecting user interaction with an affordance identifying a respective remote media item; and in response to detecting the user interaction, initiating a process for downloading a copy of the respective remote media item to the client device for storage at the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher John SANDERS, Thomas M. ALSINA, Imran CHAUDHRI, Patrice O. GAUTIER, Sean Boland KELLY, Timothy B. MARTIN, Lucas C. NEWMAN, Jeffrey L. ROBBIN, Andrew M. WADYCKI
  • Patent number: 11946214
    Abstract: THIS invention relates to a method of disposing of residues from the comminution and processing of ores. The method includes the steps of classifying the processing residues into a water permeable sand fraction and a tailings fraction and depositing the tailings fraction and the sand fraction to form a multilayer structure contained by at least one containment wall (14) with the sand fraction forming continuous channels (12) through the tailings fraction (10) to allow water contained in the tailings and sand to flow by gravity, through the sand channels, to water discharge points (16), and recovering the water (18) from the water discharge points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ANGLO AMERICAN SERVICES (UK) LTD
    Inventors: Anthony Owen Filmer, Daniel John Alexander, Julian Jeremy Soles, Philip Duncan Newman
  • Publication number: 20240054222
    Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with a Method and System for customizing a vehicle function. The System comprises a developer platform with an application programming interface, API, to create content for at least one predefined vehicle function, wherein the developer platform is configured to transmit the created content to a content server, the content server configured to receive and store the created content, a mobile device comprising an application, wherein the application is configured to access the content server and provide the stored content of the content server for selection; and a vehicle configured to receive selected content and customize the vehicle function with the received content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: John NEWMAN, Stefan HERRLER, Felix WITTMANN
  • Publication number: 20230249706
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a usage-based recommendation logic for retrofitting a motor vehicle with a device, the device being an automatically adjustable exterior mirror. For this purpose, usage-specific, drive-specific, and vehicle-specific data are collected on the motor vehicle, said data relating to the function of the device. The recommendation logic which is connected to the on-board computer system evaluates the usage-specific, drive-specific, and vehicle-specific data using specified thresholds. Optionally, a decision recommendation for retrofitting the motor vehicle with the device is generated from the evaluation and is transmitted to a driver and/or owner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: John NEWMAN, Lorenzo SCHÜRMANN, Felix WITTMANN
  • Patent number: 11560948
    Abstract: A seal device for sealing slide-out room opening in recreational vehicles. The seal including a base; a bulb; an alignment aid member; and a positional member. The base having a proximal end, a distal end, an inside portion, an outside portion, and a perpendicular member. The bulb having an arcuate portion, a sidewall portion and a curled end portion. The positional member extending perpendicularly to the base distal end in opposite direction of the alignment aid member. The seal device may further include a flap extending co-linearly from the base distal end and a fastening system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Uni-Grip, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Mathias, Kip Alspach, Doug Parsell, John Newman, Creston Kinley, Gary Steinmetz, Josh Weatherholtz, Charles Billeg, Christopher Vent
  • Patent number: 11544673
    Abstract: A new and improved onboarding process for configuring and activating an email message receiving system (EMRS) to accept and process email messages on behalf of a customer is disclosed. The process comprises generating a customer-account-specific Domain Name Server (DNS) name that identifies a customer of the EMRS and a mail server for accepting and processing email messages for a domain associated with the customer. The process includes providing the customer-account-specific DNS name to the customer, receiving a request to process email messages for the domain associated with the customer and identifying using the customer-account-specific DNS name, the mail server for receiving the email messages for the domain. The process further includes verifying, using the customer-account-specific DNS name, that the customer has permission for receiving the email messages for the domain. The process includes processing the email messages and delivering the messages to a destination system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher John Newman, Stanislav Kondratiev
  • Publication number: 20220364263
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus for a reduced mass substrate support are disclosed, according to certain embodiments. A front side pocket is provided for support of a substrate, while a backside pocket is provided that reduces the mass of the substrate support. By providing the backside pocket, the mass of the overall substrate support is reduced, providing faster thermal cycling times for the substrate support and reducing the weight of the substrate support for transport. Lift pin systems, according to disclosed embodiments, are compatible with existing pedestal systems by providing a hollow extension from each lift pin hole that extends from a bottom of the backside pocket to provide support for lift pin insertion and operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Shawn Joseph BONHAM, Xinning LUAN, Hui CHEN, James M. AMOS, John NEWMAN, Kirk Allen FISHER, Aimee S. ERHARDT, Philip Michael AMOS, Zhiyuan YE, Shu-Kwan LAU, Lori D. WASHINGTON
  • Publication number: 20220351143
    Abstract: A new and improved onboarding process for configuring and activating an email message receiving system (EMRS) to accept and process email messages on behalf of a customer is disclosed. The process comprises generating a customer-account-specific Domain Name Server (DNS) name that identifies a customer of the EMRS and a mail server for accepting and processing email messages for a domain associated with the customer. The process includes providing the customer-account-specific DNS name to the customer, receiving a request to process email messages for the domain associated with the customer and identifying using the customer-account-specific DNS name, the mail server for receiving the email messages for the domain. The process further includes verifying, using the customer-account-specific DNS name, that the customer has permission for receiving the email messages for the domain. The process includes processing the email messages and delivering the messages to a destination system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Newman, Stanislav Kondratiev
  • Publication number: 20220306140
    Abstract: For the operation of a motor vehicle, according to the present disclosure, situation variables are detected using a number of environment sensors, a current driving situation is derived from the number of situation variables using a controller and a number of control inputs used to control the motor vehicle are detected, and a behavior pattern for a specific driver is determined using the controller on the basis of the control inputs, is assigned to the current driving situation, and is stored in a memory unit of the controller. Should it be concluded on the basis of the situation variables that the view is limited, the lack of certainty of the behavior pattern determined for the current driving situation is compared with that of a behavior pattern for the same driver determined for a driving situation with an unrestricted view, and the use of a system to improve the view is recommended to the driver if a lack of certainty on the part of the driver is identified on the basis of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: John NEWMAN
  • Patent number: 11350713
    Abstract: The invention provides a luggage apparatus (10, 110) capable of being used in normal mode and alternately in child carrying mode. Luggage apparatus (10, 110) has a top (12, 112) a bottom (14, 114), a front (16, 116), a rear (18, 118) and opposing sides (20, 120) and (22, 122). The dimension between the front (16, 116) and the rear (18, 118) is longer than the dimension between the opposing sides (20, 120) and (22, 122). A first wheel means (24, 124) is located in the vicinity of the front (16, 116). The first wheel means (24, 124) is used to wheel luggage apparatus (10, 110) in normal mode. A second wheel means (28, 128) is located in the vicinity of the rear (18, 118) and, in conjunction with the first wheel means (24, 124), can be used to wheel the luggage apparatus (10, 110) in child carrying mode. A child seat (44, 144) is foldable within the luggage apparatus (10, 110) in normal mode and unfoldable in child carrying mode to be positioned on or above the top (12, 112) of the luggage apparatus (10, 110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Travel Glider IP Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Benjamin John Newman
  • Patent number: 11321728
    Abstract: Provided is computer-implemented process, the process including: accessing an offers engine user profile associated with a user and an offers engine, the offers engine user profile comprising a plurality of attributes associated with customization of an offers interface, the offers interface configured to provide a plurality of merchant offers; receiving over a network from a first user device and a first session of the offers interface a modification to an attribute of the plurality of attributes of the offers-engine user profile; storing the modified attribute in the offers-engine user profile; receiving over a network a request to access the offers interface in a second session from a second user device; modifying, with a processor, the offers interface based on the modified attribute to produce a customized offers interface; and transmitting over a network the customized offers interface to the second user device for use in the second session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: RetailMeNot, Inc.
    Inventors: John Newman Faith, Jagjit Singh Bath, Eithan Zilkha
  • Publication number: 20220122112
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented process for determining offers for a geofenced geographic area. After a mobile user device traverses a geofence, merchants associated with a geofence having a geofence identifier are identified. Candidate offers associated with the merchants are identified and ranked according to ranking criteria. The ranked candidate offers are transmitted to a mobile user device. The ranked candidate offers are cached on the mobile user device and presented to the user via an offers notification. The user may view and redeem an offer by selecting the offers notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: John Newman Faith, Eithan Zilkha, Christopher Duty
  • Publication number: 20220076988
    Abstract: A susceptor for use in a processing chamber for supporting a wafer includes a susceptor substrate having a front side and a back side opposite the front side, and a coating layer deposited on the susceptor substrate. The front side has a pocket configured to hold a wafer to be processed in a processing chamber, the pocket being textured with a first pattern. The back side is textured with a second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hui CHEN, Xinning LUAN, Kirk Allen FISHER, Shawn Joseph BONHAM, Aimee S. ERHARDT, Zhepeng CONG, Shaofeng CHEN, Schubert S. CHU, James M. AMOS, Philip Michael AMOS, John NEWMAN
  • Patent number: 11261507
    Abstract: The aluminum alloy product of an embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of outer regions and an inner region positioned between the outer regions. A first concentration of eutectic forming alloying elements in the inner region is less than a second concentration of eutectic forming alloying elements in each of the outer regions. Further, the aluminum alloy product has a delta r value of 0 to 0.10. The delta r value is calculated as follows: Absolute Value [(r_L+r_LT?2*r_45)/2] and the r_L is an r value in a longitudinal direction of the aluminum alloy product, the r_LT is an r value in a transverse direction of the aluminum alloy product, and the r_45 is an r value in a 45 degree direction of the aluminum alloy product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ARCONIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: John Newman, Tim Hosch
  • Patent number: 11244337
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented process for determining offers for a geofenced geographic area. After a mobile user device traverses a geofence, merchants associated with a geofence having a geofence identifier are identified. Candidate offers associated with the merchants are identified and ranked according to ranking criteria. The ranked candidate offers are transmitted to a mobile user device. The ranked candidate offers are cached on the mobile user device and presented to the user via an offers notification. The user may view and redeem an offer by selecting the offers notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: RETAILMENOT, INC.
    Inventors: John Newman Faith, Eithan Zilkha, Christopher Duty
  • Patent number: 11164156
    Abstract: A new and improved onboarding process for configuring and activating an email message receiving system (EMRS) to accept and process email messages on behalf of a customer is disclosed. The process comprises generating a customer-account-specific Domain Name Server (DNS) name that identifies a customer of the EMRS and a mail server for accepting and processing email messages for a domain associated with the customer. The process includes providing the customer-account-specific DNS name to the customer, receiving a request to process email messages for the domain associated with the customer and identifying using the customer-account-specific DNS name, the mail server for receiving the email messages for the domain. The process further includes verifying, using the customer-account-specific DNS name, that the customer has permission for receiving the email messages for the domain. The process includes processing the email messages and delivering the messages to a destination system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Newman, Stanislav Kondratiev
  • Patent number: 11151593
    Abstract: Provided is a process of identifying an offers engine configured to provide information about offers to users, the method including: receiving, at an offers engine, a request for an offers interface website from a mobile computing device; and in response to the request, transmitting to the mobile computing device a website configured to cause a browser of the mobile computing device to perform steps, including: detecting an offers intent in the transmitted website; retrieving from memory of the mobile computing device an identifier of a native application offers interface mapped to the offers intent; and in response to retrieving the identifier of the offers engine, launching the native application, the native application being stored in memory of the mobile computing device and configured to provide an offers interface to the offers engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: RETAILMENOT, INC.
    Inventors: John Newman Faith, Matthew Alan Howitt, Eithan Zilkha
  • Publication number: 20210125213
    Abstract: Devices, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable media for the redemption of merchant offers, such as online coupons, are provided. In some embodiments, online coupons may be provided in a native application of a mobile user device. When a user selects to use an online coupon, a coupon code box having a coupon code associated with the selected coupon may visually move from a first location to a second location of the native application, and a merchant website may be displayed in the native application. Additionally, in some embodiments, a user may drag-and-drop a coupon code box to an input field of a merchant webpage. Movement of a visual copy of the coupon code box may be animated along the drag path. Upon a drop of the coupon code box, a value of the coupon code may be entered into the input field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: John Newman Faith, Jagjit Singh Bath, Eithan Zilkha, Cameron Kent Savage, David John Reese, James Damon Trim
  • Patent number: 10915916
    Abstract: Devices, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable media for the redemption of merchant offers, such as online coupons, are provided. In some embodiments, online coupons may be provided in a native application of a mobile user device. When a user selects to use an online coupon, a coupon code box having a coupon code associated with the selected coupon may visually move from a first location to a second location of the native application, and a merchant website may be displayed in the native application. Additionally, in some embodiments, a user may drag-and-drop a coupon code box to an input field of a merchant webpage. Movement of a visual copy of the coupon code box may be animated along the drag path. Upon a drop of the coupon code box, a value of the coupon code may be entered into the input field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: RETAILMENOT, INC.
    Inventors: John Newman Faith, Jagjit Singh Bath, Eithan Zilkha, Cameron Kent Savage, David John Reese, James Damon Trim
  • Publication number: 20200386311
    Abstract: A seal device for sealing slide-out room opening in recreational vehicles. The seal including a base; a bulb; an alignment aid member; and a positional member. The base having a proximal end, a distal end, an inside portion, an outside portion, and a perpendicular member. The bulb having an arcuate portion, a sidewall portion and a curled end portion. The positional member extending perpendicularly to the base distal end in opposite direction of the alignment aid member. The seal device may further include a flap extending co-linearly from the base distal end and a fastening system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: UNI-GRIP, INC.
    Inventors: ANDREW MATHIAS, KIP ALSPACH, DOUG PARSELL, JOHN NEWMAN, CRESTON KINLEY, GARY STEINMETZ, JOSH WEATHERHOLTZ, CHARLES BILLEG, CHRISTOPHER VENT