Patents by Inventor Kent Owen
Kent Owen 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).
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Patent number: 10913567Abstract: An insert formed from a one-piece blank of sheet material. The insert comprises a first half comprising a first plurality of connected panels; a second half connected to the first half and comprising a corresponding, second plurality of connected panels; a first and second end comprising lateral extensions extending from respective first and second opposing ends of two panels from each of the first and second plurality of panels; and a plurality of popout tabs extending outward from an outer surface of the insert. The first and second half define respective first and second internal receiving areas each surrounded on all sides and on opposing ends by (i) two layers of the sheet material and/or (ii) an air gap defined between the outer surface of the insert and an adjacent portion of an overwrap material. A one-piece blank of sheet material for forming a shipping insert is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYInventor: Kent Owen Nelson
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Publication number: 20200024027Abstract: An insert formed from a one-piece blank of sheet material. The insert comprises a first half comprising a first plurality of connected panels; a second half connected to the first half and comprising a corresponding, second plurality of connected panels; a first and second end comprising lateral extensions extending from respective first and second opposing ends of two panels from each of the first and second plurality of panels; and a plurality of popout tabs extending outward from an outer surface of the insert. The first and second half define respective first and second internal receiving areas each surrounded on all sides and on opposing ends by (i) two layers of the sheet material and/or (ii) an air gap defined between the outer surface of the insert and an adjacent portion of an overwrap material. A one-piece blank of sheet material for forming a shipping insert is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYInventor: Kent Owen Nelson
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Patent number: 10286289Abstract: A pair of first and second ski poles that can be connected to each other. The first ski pole has a first shaft with a first hand-grip at an upper end thereof and a first basket near the lower end thereof. The second ski pole has a second shaft with a second hand-grip at an upper end thereof and a second basket near the lower end thereof. The first and second ski poles can be interconnected by engagement of the first and second baskets to each other and engagement of the first and second hand-grips to each other. The first hand grip is mounted to the first shaft via a spring for limited axial movement relative thereto, and engagement of the first and second hand-grips is maintained by a biased force provided by the spring.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Inventor: Kent Owen
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Publication number: 20180256966Abstract: A pair of first and second ski poles that can be connected to each other. The first ski pole has a first shaft with a first hand-grip at an upper end thereof and a first basket near the lower end thereof. The second ski pole has a second shaft with a second hand-grip at an upper end thereof and a second basket near the lower end thereof. The first and second ski poles can be interconnected by engagement of the first and second baskets to each other and engagement of the first and second hand-grips to each other. The first hand grip is mounted to the first shaft via a spring for limited axial movement relative thereto, and engagement of the first and second hand-grips is maintained by a biased force provided by the spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Kent Owen
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Patent number: 7600046Abstract: A method, apparatus, computer program product, and computer system for ensuring consistency between data displayed by multiple independent client programs that can simultaneously display server-provided data. The data are accessible only from a server that is not persistently connected to the client computer systems) displaying the data, so the client programs cannot retrieve the data independently without sending a request to the server. Client programs do not poll the server by sending a request to learn that data capable of being displayed by the multiple client programs have been updated. Instead, client programs are notified by the server program receiving the request to change the data at the time the request is received.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Derrick W. Whittle, Vincent L. Sollicito, Edward F. Seitz, Brockton Scott Davis, Stephen Kent Owens, Richard George Vaughan, James Zachary Bollas
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Patent number: 7469302Abstract: A method, apparatus, computer program product, and computer system for ensuring consistency between data displayed by multiple independent client programs that can simultaneously display server-provided data. The data are accessible only from a server that is not persistently connected to the client computer system(s) displaying the data, so the client programs cannot retrieve the data independently without sending a request to the server. Client programs do not poll the server by sending a request to learn that data capable of being displayed by the multiple client programs have been updated. Instead, client programs are notified by the server program receiving the request to change the data at the time the request is received.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Derrick Wang Whittle, Vincent Louis Sollicito, Edward F. Seitz, Brockton Scott Davis, Stephen Kent Owens, Richard George Vaughan, James Zachary Bollas
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Publication number: 20080270591Abstract: A method, apparatus, computer program product, and computer system for ensuring consistency between data displayed by multiple independent client programs that can simultaneously display server-provided data. The data are accessible only from a server that is not persistently connected to the client computer systems) displaying the data, so the client programs cannot retrieve the data independently without sending a request to the server. Client programs do not poll the server by sending a request to learn that data capable of being displayed by the multiple client programs have been updated. Instead, client programs are notified by the server program receiving the request to change the data at the time the request is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: YAHOO! INC.Inventors: Derrick Wang Whittle, Vincent Louis Sollicito, Edward F. Seitz, Brockton Scott Davis, Stephen Kent Owens, Richard George Vaughan, James Zachary Bollas
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Publication number: 20020174019Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting a consumer in selecting and purchasing tires through a computer based communication system. The system has data on a number of tires and requests from the consumer preferences for various attributes of tires, for example, comfort, handling, traction, tread wear, all-season use, etc. Using the set of preferred attributes, the system identifies a set of tires that most closely match the user's preferences, and presents information on the set of tires to the consumer. The consumer can send automatically a request to area retail dealers for price quotes on the tires or a selected tire from the set, and receive the quote directly from the dealer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2001Publication date: November 21, 2002Inventors: Sheryl Walker Henderson, Stephen Taliaferro Bright, Larry John Harris, Lillian B. Melvin, A. Kent Owens, Clyde A. Selleck
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Patent number: D885889Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYInventor: Kent Owen Nelson
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Patent number: D904191Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYInventor: Kent Owen Nelson