Patents by Inventor Karen Burns

Karen Burns 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).

  • Methods, apparatuses, and systems for online item lookup operations
    Patent number: 10438273
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and implementations of an online item searching platform having a store-to-store interface are disclosed. At least some versions of the disclosed systems enable a user to perform purchase and pickup transactions for items across multiple remote stores. The disclosed systems may enable a user to separately navigate hierarchical menus, perform text searches, and navigate favorites bars to find and select items for purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
    Inventors: Karen Burns, Troy Gerstenberger, Brenda L. Peregoy, Jessica R. Saak, Jesse Thompson
  • Methods, Apparatuses, and Systems for Online Item Lookup Operations
    Publication number: 20160350836
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and implementations of an online item searching platform having a store-to-store interface are disclosed. At least some versions of the disclosed systems enable a user to perform purchase and pickup transactions for items across multiple remote stores. The disclosed systems may enable a user to separately navigate hierarchical menus, perform text searches, and navigate favorites bars to find and select items for purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Karen Burns, Troy Gerstenberger, Brenda L. Peregoy, Jessica R. Saak, Jesse Thompson
  • Underbody assembly for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6126219
    Abstract: An underbody assembly for a motor vehicle includes a floorpan extending longitudinally and transversely. The underbody assembly also includes a side sill operatively connected to the floorpan to provide more than one underbody load floor height of the floorpan relative to body side assemblies of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan L. Wilkinson, Yehia Harajli, Norman H. Jewell, Karen Burns Mianzo, Stephen Louis Bruford