Patents by Inventor John A. Thies

John A. Thies 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: 11922113
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for rendering and displaying e-mails are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive a first file, wherein the first file comprises an e-mail written in HTML; determine a display structure of the contents of the email written in HTML; access a DOM structure of the first file; create a second file in a first file format by parsing the DOM structure, wherein the second file comprises a first object; create a third file comprising one or more first markup language blocks in a first markup language format; process the one or more first markup language blocks to create a plurality of second markup language components; identify a mapping between the first file and the plurality of second markup language components; create, based on the mapping, a fourth file in a HTML format; and render and display the fourth file in one or more email clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Email on Acid, LLC
    Inventor: John Thies
  • Patent number: 11881936
    Abstract: A method for automatically modifying hyper-text markup language (HMTL) code of an e-mail within an email pre-deployment platform comprises receiving previously-created e-mail content comprising a plurality of e-mail content types, each of the e-mail content types written in HMTL code, automatically detecting, by parsing the received HTML code, one or more deficiencies in the e-mail content, identifying the one or more deficiencies in the HTML of the e-mail content types for a user by presenting a natural language explanation of the one or more deficiencies on the user interface, guiding a user of the platform to rectify the one or more deficiencies in the e-mail content by using one or more user interface tools for rectifying the one or more deficiencies; and automatically editing the HTML code based on the user's use of the one or more user interface tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Email on Acid, LLC
    Inventor: John Thies
  • Publication number: 20230388257
    Abstract: A method for automatically modifying hyper-text markup language (HTML) code of an e-mail within an email pre-deployment platform comprises receiving previously-created e-mail content comprising a plurality of e-mail content types, each of the e-mail content types written in HTML code, automatically detecting, by parsing the received HTML code, one or more deficiencies in the e-mail content, identifying the one or more deficiencies in the HTML of the e-mail content types for a user by presenting a natural language explanation of the one or more deficiencies on the user interface, guiding a user of the platform to rectify the one or more deficiencies in the e-mail content by using one or more user interface tools for rectifying the one or more deficiencies; and automatically editing the HTML code based on the user's use of the one or more user interface tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: John Thies
  • Publication number: 20230374787
    Abstract: A shingle comprises an overlay, an underlay, and a height increasing material disposed between the overlay and the underlay. The height increasing material includes a first adhesive adhered to the overlay, height increasing granules adhered to the first adhesive, and a second adhesive adhered to the height increasing granules and the underlay. The height increasing material can extend along front ends of tab portions of the overlay, along front cutout edges that extend between tab portions of the overlay, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Douglas S. Penrod, William E. Smith, John A. Thies, Jacob Paul Honsvick
  • Patent number: 11761210
    Abstract: A shingle comprises an overlay, an underlay, and a height increasing material disposed between the overlay and the underlay. The height increasing material includes a first adhesive adhered to the overlay, height increasing granules adhered to the first adhesive, and a second adhesive adhered to the height increasing granules and the underlay. The height increasing material can extend along front ends of tab portions of the overlay, along front cutout edges that extend between tab portions of the overlay, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Douglas S. Penrod, William E. Smith, John A. Thies, Jacob Paul Honsvick
  • Publication number: 20220222422
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for rendering and displaying e-mails are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive a first file, wherein the first file comprises an e-mail written in HTML; determine a display structure of the contents of the email written in HTML; access a DOM structure of the first file; create a second file in a first file format by parsing the DOM structure, wherein the second file comprises a first object; create a third file comprising one or more first markup language blocks in a first markup language format; process the one or more first markup language blocks to create a plurality of second markup language components; identify a mapping between the first file and the plurality of second markup language components; create, based on the mapping, a fourth file in a HTML format; and render and display the fourth file in one or more email clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: John Thies
  • Publication number: 20220052971
    Abstract: A method for automatically modifying hyper-text markup language (HMTL) code of an e-mail within an email pre-deployment platform comprises receiving previously-created e-mail content comprising a plurality of e-mail content types, each of the e-mail content types written in HMTL code, automatically detecting, by parsing the received HTML code, one or more deficiencies in the e-mail content, identifying the one or more deficiencies in the HTML of the e-mail content types for a user by presenting a natural language explanation of the one or more deficiencies on the user interface, guiding a user of the platform to rectify the one or more deficiencies in the e-mail content by using one or more user interface tools for rectifying the one or more deficiencies; and automatically editing the HTML code based on the user's use of the one or more user interface tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: John Thies
  • Publication number: 20210285217
    Abstract: A shingle comprises an overlay, an underlay, and a height increasing material disposed between the overlay and the underlay. The height increasing material includes a first adhesive adhered to the overlay, height increasing granules adhered to the first adhesive, and a second adhesive adhered to the height increasing granules and the underlay. The height increasing material can extend along front ends of tab portions of the overlay, along front cutout edges that extend between tab portions of the overlay, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Douglas S. Penrod, William E. Smith, John A. Thies, Jacob Paul Honsvick
  • Patent number: 11021876
    Abstract: A shingle comprises an overlay, an underlay, and a height increasing material disposed between the overlay and the underlay. The height increasing material includes a first adhesive adhered to the overlay, height increasing granules adhered to the first adhesive, and a second adhesive adhered to the height increasing granules and the underlay. The height increasing material can extend along front ends of tab portions of the overlay, along front cutout edges that extend between tab portions of the overlay, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Douglas S. Penrod, William E. Smith, John A. Thies, Jacob Paul Honsvick
  • Patent number: 11019009
    Abstract: A method for automatically modifying hyper-text markup language (HMTL) code of an e-mail within an email pre-deployment platform comprises receiving previously-created e-mail content comprising a plurality of e-mail content types, each of the e-mail content types written in HMTL code, automatically detecting, by parsing the received HTML code, one or more deficiencies in the e-mail content, identifying the one or more deficiencies in the HTML of the e-mail content types for a user by presenting a natural language explanation of the one or more deficiencies on the user interface, guiding a user of the platform to rectify the one or more deficiencies in the e-mail content by using one or more user interface tools for rectifying the one or more deficiencies; and automatically editing the HTML code based on the user's use of the one or more user interface tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: AQUA FORTIS, LLC
    Inventor: John Thies
  • Publication number: 20200153771
    Abstract: A method for automatically modifying hyper-text markup language (HMTL) code of an e-mail within an email pre-deployment platform comprises receiving previously-created e-mail content comprising a plurality of e-mail content types, each of the e-mail content types written in HMTL code, automatically detecting, by parsing the received HTML code, one or more deficiencies in the e-mail content, identifying the one or more deficiencies in the HTML of the e-mail content types for a user by presenting a natural language explanation of the one or more deficiencies on the user interface, guiding a user of the platform to rectify the one or more deficiencies in the e-mail content by using one or more user interface tools for rectifying the one or more deficiencies; and automatically editing the HTML code based on the user's use of the one or more user interface tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: John Thies
  • Publication number: 20190177978
    Abstract: A shingle comprises an overlay, an underlay, and a height increasing material disposed between the overlay and the underlay. The height increasing material includes a first adhesive adhered to the overlay, height increasing granules adhered to the first adhesive, and a second adhesive adhered to the height increasing granules and the underlay. The height increasing material can extend along front ends of tab portions of the overlay, along front cutout edges that extend between tab portions of the overlay, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Douglas S. Penrod, William E. Smith, John A. Thies, Jacob Paul Honsvick
  • Patent number: 9097020
    Abstract: Shingle blanks are provided. The shingle blanks include an underlay portion having a substrate coated with an asphalt coating and granules, the underlay portion having an upper edge and a lower edge. An overlay portion is adhered to the underlay portion, the overlay portion having a plurality of continuous layered segments, the layered segments having a sealant bead therebetween. A plurality of perforation lines extend in a substantially perpendicular direction from the upper edge to the lower edge of the underlay portion. The plurality of perforation lines are sufficient to facilitate separation of the shingle blank to form hip and ridge roofing shingles configured for application across a ridge or hip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, John A. Thies, III, Mike J. Kuklock
  • Patent number: 8713883
    Abstract: A roofing shingle includes an underlay sheet, an overlay sheet, and a structural lattice layer bonded between the underlay sheet and the overlay sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventor: John A. Thies, III
  • Publication number: 20120266559
    Abstract: A roofing shingle includes an underlay sheet, an overlay sheet, and a structural lattice layer bonded between the underlay sheet and the overlay sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC
    Inventor: John A. Thies, III
  • Publication number: 20110214378
    Abstract: Shingle blanks are provided. The shingle blanks include an underlay portion having a substrate coated with an asphalt coating and granules, the underlay portion having an upper edge and a lower edge. An overlay portion is adhered to the underlay portion, the overlay portion having a plurality of continuous layered segments, the layered segments having a sealant bead therebetween. A plurality of perforation lines extend in a substantially perpendicular direction from the upper edge to the lower edge of the underlay portion. The plurality of perforation lines are sufficient to facilitate separation of the shingle blank to form hip and ridge roofing shingles configured for application across a ridge or hip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, John A. Thies, III, Mike J. Kuklock