Patents by Inventor John D. Lloyd

John D. Lloyd 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: 20240121280
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices are disclosed for simulated choral audio chatter in communication systems. One method including: receiving audio data from each of a plurality of users participating in a first group of a plurality of groups for an event using a communication system; generating first simulated choral audio chatter based on the audio data received from each of the plurality of users in the first group; and providing the generated first simulated choral audio data to at least one user of a plurality of users of the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John C. TANG, William Arthur Stewart BUXTON, Edward Sean Lloyd RINTEL, Amos MILLER, Andrew D. WILSON, Sasa JUNUZOVIC
  • Patent number: 8998279
    Abstract: An animal waste collection tool has a body and a rotatable hoop connected to one end of the body that is rotatable between a folded and an extended position. A hoop-securing clip is attached to the body and secures the hoop in the extended or folded position. In the extended position the band forms an opening in which a bag is inserted for collection of unsanitary waste. The body is hollow and has a removable cover for inserting bags and a dispensing opening through which bags are removed. A clip on the body secures a bag inserted through the band. A bag is partially inserted through the band, secured to the clip, and pulled over the side of the band to cover it. Waste is collected in the bag, which pulls the bag through the band of material and leaves the bag hanging from the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: John D. Lloyd, Jonathan P Kessack
  • Publication number: 20120104780
    Abstract: An animal waste collection tool has a body and a rotatable hoop connected to one end of the body that is rotatable between a folded and an extended position. A hoop-securing clip is attached to the body and secures the hoop in the extended or folded position. In the extended position the band forms an opening in which a bag is inserted for collection of unsanitary waste. The body is hollow and has a removable cover for inserting bags and a dispensing opening through which bags are removed. A clip on the body secures a bag inserted through the band. A bag is partially inserted through the band, secured to the clip, and pulled over the side of the band to cover it. Waste is collected in the bag, which pulls the bag through the band of material and leaves the bag hanging from the clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: John D. Lloyd, Jonathan P. Kessack
  • Publication number: 20080183599
    Abstract: An inventory control and communication system provides automated real-time control of stock levels and ordering in a timely manner so that optimal stock levels are maintained. An inventory sensor that includes a storage unit, or bin, for each stock item or inventory object. One or more transducers are associated with each storage unit to produce a mass/weight signal indicative of the weight of the stock items stored in or at the corresponding storage unit. The signals are transmitted to a computer associated with the inventory sensor, which determines the weight and the number of the inventory objects present in the bin and provides this data as part of the inventory data associated with the inventory object. The inventory data is provided to a host computer that maintains information about the inventory sensor location and the corresponding stock item, such as item weight and supplier information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: VISIBLE INVENTORY, INC.
    Inventors: Gordon W. Hill, John D. Lloyd, Lawrence W. Hill, Matthew M. Besen
  • Publication number: 20040034581
    Abstract: An inventory control and communication system provides automated real-time control of stock levels and ordering in a timely manner so that optimal stock levels are maintained. An inventory sensor that includes a storage unit, or bin, for each stock item or inventory object. One or more transducers are associated with each storage unit to produce a mass/weight signal indicative of the weight of the stock items stored in or at the corresponding storage unit. The signals are transmitted to a computer associated with the inventory sensor, which determines the weight and the number of the inventory objects present in the bin and provides this data as part of the inventory data associated with the inventory object. The inventory data is provided to a host computer that maintains information about the inventory sensor location and the corresponding stock item, such as item weight and supplier information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicants: Visible Inventory, Inc., Bintel Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon W. Hill, John D. Lloyd, Lawrence W. Hill, Matthew M. Besen