Patents by Inventor John Calkins

John Calkins 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: 20260116699
    Abstract: A hose reel assembly includes a frame and a reel rotatably coupled to the frame. The reel can include a drum and four flanges arranged to define three spools, where each spool can be configured to hold a portion of a hose. The third and fourth flanges can include one or more apertures that can allow a portion of a hose to transition from a center spool to one of the outer spools, facilitating storage of a bulky fitting and improving winding and unwinding efficiency. The hose reel assembly can be mounted on a vehicle or transportable support structure. The hose reel assembly can enable multiple hoses or hose segments to be stored compactly while minimizing tangling and easing deployment and retrieval. The flanges and apertures can be sized and spaced to optimize hose storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventor: John Calkins
  • Patent number: 11823220
    Abstract: Accessing media data in bites, including: receiving a request from a client to access a media item, and determining an address of the requested media item, wherein the address indicates a location where the media item is stored; determining an identification number of a piece of the media item selected by the client; updating the address of the media item by combining the address with the identification number of the piece of the media item selected by the client; valuating the piece of the media item selected by the client, and sending a valuated price to the client; and providing access to the requested media item using the updated address of the media item when a payment for the valuated price is received from the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Berger, John Calkins
  • Publication number: 20220224954
    Abstract: Provided herein are embodiments of systems, devices and methods for an early warning system, for example in-movie early warning system. The early warning system may be implemented in unedited films, or movies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: John Calkins, David Rondan
  • Publication number: 20200202373
    Abstract: Accessing media data in bites, including: receiving a request from a client to access a media item, and determining an address of the requested media item, wherein the address indicates a location where the media item is stored; determining an identification number of a piece of the media item selected by the client; updating the address of the media item by combining the address with the identification number of the piece of the media item selected by the client; valuating the piece of the media item selected by the client, and sending a valuated price to the client; and providing access to the requested media item using the updated address of the media item when a payment for the valuated price is received from the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Berger, John Calkins
  • Patent number: 8856808
    Abstract: Generating event-triggered actions, including: detecting at least one event occurring on a mobile device; generating and presenting an event action parameter for the at least one event; and receiving and processing the event action parameter using a media action table to generate at least one action instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Berger, John Calkins
  • Publication number: 20120084796
    Abstract: Generating event-triggered actions, including: detecting at least one event occurring on a mobile device; generating and presenting an event action parameter for the at least one event; and receiving and processing the event action parameter using a media action table to generate at least one action instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicants: SONY PICTURES TECHNOLOGIES INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Berger, John Calkins
  • Publication number: 20120078703
    Abstract: Accessing media data in bites, including: receiving a request from a client to access a media item, and determining an address of the requested media item, wherein the address indicates a location where the media item is stored; determining an identification number of a piece of the media item selected by the client; updating the address of the media item by combining the address with the identification number of the piece of the media item selected by the client; valuating the piece of the media item selected by the client, and sending a valuated price to the client; and providing access to the requested media item using the updated address of the media item when a payment for the valuated price is received from the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicants: SONY PICTURES TECHNOLOGIES INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Berger, John Calkins