Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Hughes

Kevin A. Hughes 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: 20080300918
    Abstract: A method comprises enabling a patient to book an appointment via an online service with a particular hospital, the online service providing appointment choices for a number of hospitals, the choices being based on attributes including time, insurance, insurance type, patient concern or geography; sending reminder information to the patient; sending patient information to the particular hospital; sending follow-up questions to the patient after the appointment; providing loyalty points to the patient for completing the follow-up questions; and charging the patient an amount based on various factors for the online service, the various factors including the number of loyalty points the patient has. The method may further comprise using responses to follow-up questions to rate doctors or hospitals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: CommerceNet Consortium, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay M. Tenenbaum, Allan M. Schiffman, Kevin Hughes, Aytek E. Celik
  • Publication number: 20080215879
    Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for providing a widget are described. The widget is portable, embeddable and for dynamically displaying multimedia content. The method and system include receiving a request corresponding to the widget and performing an authentication corresponding to the request. The method and system also include fulfilling the request if the authentication is successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Carnet Williams, Olin Lagon, Kevin Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080104496
    Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for providing a widget are described. The widget is embeddable, copyable and for dynamically displaying multimedia content. The method and system include receiving a campaign configuration for a campaign and a configuration of the widget. The campaign includes at least one goal related to at least one user action. The widget dynamically displays multimedia content related to the campaign. The configuration includes the campaign with which the widget is associated. The widget is capable of receiving at least one user input related to the action. The input indicates that the at least one action has bee performed. The method and system further include rendering the widget on a site, receiving input related to the action, tracking the action, and updating the widget if the action indicates that the at least one goal has been fulfilled. The widget may then be re-rendered on the site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Carnet Williams, Olin Lagon, Kevin Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080097906
    Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for providing a widget are described. The method and system include receiving a configuration of the widget and rendering the widget on a site. The widget is for dynamically displaying multimedia content, is embeddable, and is copyable. The configuration includes an event with which the widget is associated. The multimedia content includes at least one updatable tracking mechanism for the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Carnet Williams, Olin Lagon, Kevin Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080097871
    Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for providing a widget are described. The method and system include rendering the widget on a site. The widget dynamically displays multimedia content associated with a campaign. The widget is also embeddable, copyable, and allows for at least one user action. The method and system also include receiving at least one input related to the at least one action and updating the widget based on a goal corresponding to the at least one action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Carnet Williams, Olin Lagon, Kevin Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080098290
    Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for providing a widget are described. The method and system include receiving a rule and at least one condition corresponding to the rule for the widget. The widget is embeddable and dynamically displays multimedia content. The widget provides input to a provider and receives at least a portion of updatable multimedia content from the provider. The rule indicates at least one action in response to the at least one condition. The method and system further include performing the at least one action for the widget based on the rule and in response to the at least one condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Carnet Williams, Olin Lagon, Kevin Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080098325
    Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for providing a widget are described. The widget is embeddable and for dynamically displaying multimedia content. The method and system include receiving an event configuration for an event, receiving a configuration of the widget, and allowing the widget to be copied to provide a copy. The widget is for dynamically displaying multimedia content related to the event, and is embeddable and copyable. The configuration includes the event with which the widget is associated. The multimedia content includes updatable tracking mechanism(s) for the event. The copy is embeddable, copyable, associated with the event, and displays at least a portion of the multimedia content. The copy has a copy configuration including at least one sub-campaign. The copy includes updatable sub-campaign tracking mechanism(s) for graphically tracking progress of the sub-campaign. The method and system also include rendering the copy on a site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Carnet Williams, Olin Lagon, Kevin Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080098289
    Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for providing a widget for dynamically displaying multimedia content are described. The method and system include receiving a plurality of parameters for an ancestor widget of the widget. The ancestor widget is embeddable, copyable, and for dynamically displaying at least a portion of the multimedia content. The widget being a copy of the ancestor widget. The plurality of parameters relate to controlling modification of the widget. The method and system also include rendering the widget based on the plurality of parameters. In another aspect, the method and system include providing embeddable code based on a plurality of parameters for the ancestor widget of the widget. In this aspect, the widget is also rendered the widget based on the plurality of parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Carnet Williams, Olin Lagon, Kevin Hughes
  • Patent number: 7354774
    Abstract: A self-aliquoting dispensing unit for use with a multi-receptacle storage unit is provided including a lower plate having a plurality of access ports therethrough, wherein at least one of the access ports is in fluid communication with a microtube, an upper plate releasably attached to the lower plate, the upper plate including a sample port for supplying a sample to the dispensing unit, and a sealing member for forming a reversible fluid tight connection between the storage unit and the upper plate. An assembly for dispensing a sample into a multi-receptacle storage unit and a method for dispensing a sample into a multi-receptacle storage unit are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kevin Hughes, Mark Perreault
  • Publication number: 20080066785
    Abstract: A method of refurbishing a wall of a plasma process chamber which has a surface with a magnet assembly fitted thereon. The magnet assembly has an expandable hollow collar with a plurality of magnets inside. In the method, the diameter of the hollow collar of the magnet assembly is expanded to remove the hollow collar from the wall. The surface of the wall is cleaned. The hollow collar of the original magnet assembly, or of another magnet assembly, is then snap fitted back onto the surface of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Anthony Vesci, Vince Kirchhoff, James Woodward, Kevin Hughes, Mark van der Pyl, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Evans Lee
  • Publication number: 20070267088
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically adjusting an ORVR-compatible Stage II vapor recovery system to maintain the air-to-liquid (A/L) ratio within desired tolerances or limits to meet regulatory and/or other requirements. An air flow sensor (AFS) or vapor flow meter measures the amount of recovered vapor for a dispensing point to calculate the recovery efficiency of the system in the form of the A/L ratio. Volume or flow rate measurements can be used. ORVR fueling transactions are either minimized or excluded from the A/L ratio, so that the A/L ratio is not artificially lowered due to a blocked or altered recovery. The A/L ratio is then compared to a desired or nominal A/L ratio. Adjustments to the recovery system are made within prescribed safety tolerances if the A/L ratio differs from the desired ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: VEEDER-ROOT COMPANY
    Inventor: Kevin Hughes
  • Patent number: 7294224
    Abstract: A magnet assembly for a plasma process chamber has a hollow collar comprising a cross-section that is absent seams. The hollow collar has an open end face and a cap is provided to seal the open end face of the collar. A plurality of magnets are in the hollow collar, the magnets being insertable through the open end face. The collar is capable of being snap fitted onto the chamber wall. The magnet assembly can also comprise one or more of the collars such that the collars, when installed, form a substantially continuous ring about a chamber wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Vesci, Vince Kirchhoff, James Woodward, Kevin Hughes, Mark van der Pyl, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Evans Lee
  • Publication number: 20070060598
    Abstract: Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a cardiovascular disease, a renal disease, an autoimmune condition, an inflammatory condition, macular degeneration, ischemia-reperfusion injury, pain and related syndromes, disease-related wasting, an asbestos-related condition, pulmonary hypertension or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of the JNK pathway comprising administering an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Ronald Albers, Leticia Ayala, Steven Clareen, Maria Delgado Mederos, Robert Hilgraf, Sayee Hegde, Kevin Hughes, Adam Kois, Veronique Plantevin-Krenitsky, Meg McCarrick, Lisa Nadolny, Moorthy Palanki, Kiran Sahasrabudhe, John Sapienza, Yoshitaka Satoh, Marianne Sloss, Elise Sudbeck, Jonathan Wright
  • Publication number: 20060287344
    Abstract: Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1, R2 and and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a cardiovascular disease, a renal disease, an autoimmune condition, an inflammatory condition, macular degeneration, ischemia-reperfusion injury, pain and related syndromes, disease-related wasting, an asbestos-related condition, pulmonary hypertension or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of the JNK pathway comprising administering an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Ronald Albers, Leticia Ayala, Steven Clareen, Maria Delgado Mederos, Robert Hilgraf, Sayee Hegde, Kevin Hughes, Adam Kois, Veronique Plantevin-Krenitsky, Meg McCarrick, Lisa Nadolny, Moorthy Palanki, Kiran Sahasrabudhe, John Sapienza, Yoshitaka Satoh, Marianne Sloss, Elise Sudbeck, Jonathan Wright
  • Publication number: 20050116392
    Abstract: A magnet encapsulated within a canister formed from two cans into a laminated structure particularly useful in plasma processing reactors. Each can includes an end wall and a cylindrical sidewall. One can additionally includes an annular lip that slidably fits outside the sidewall of the other can with a small gap therebetween. The magnet is inserted into the two cans togther with a flowable and curable adhesive such as epoxy. The cans are slid together and compressed to cause the adhesive to flow between the magnet and the two cans and between the lip of one can and the sidewall of the other. The adhesive is cured to bond the magnet to the cans and to bond the cans together and to also hermetically seal the structure. The cans may be deep drawn from non-magnetic stainless steel with wall thicknesses of less than 0.064 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Vesci, Alan Liu, Donny Young, Joe Sommers, Kevin Hughes
  • Publication number: 20050115678
    Abstract: A magnet assembly for a plasma process chamber has a hollow collar comprising a cross-section that is absent seams. The hollow collar has an open end face and a cap is provided to seal the open end face of the collar. A plurality of magnets are in the hollow collar, the magnets being insertable through the open end face. The collar is capable of being snap fitted onto the chamber wall. The magnet assembly can also comprise one or more of the collars such that the collars, when installed, form a substantially continuous ring about a chamber wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Vesci, Vince Kirchhoff, James Woodward, Kevin Hughes, Mark Pyl, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Evans Lee
  • Publication number: 20050074873
    Abstract: A tissue culture vessel includes opposed top and bottom walls and sidewalls extending between the top and bottom walls. The top wall is formed with a septum aperture and a resealable septum is mounted in the septum aperture to permit access to interior regions of the tissue culture vessel by a medical device for accessing tissue grown in the vessel. The top wall may also include a membrane aperture and a membrane may be mounted in the membrane aperture for providing gas communication to interior portions of the tissue culture vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Shanler, Kevin Hughes
  • Patent number: 6840292
    Abstract: A system and method for removing, compressing, and storing excess air and vapors from a fuel dispensing facility fuel storage containment system during periods of over-pressurization without venting or processing the excess air and vapors. The stored air and vapors are subsequently returned back to the containment system during periods of under-pressurization that typically occur diurnally during periods of high fueling activity. The system may be used to compliment an ORVR compatible dispensing system that typically encounters over-pressurization problems when low or no refueling activity is occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Veeder-Root Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Hart, Kent Reid, Kevin Hughes
  • Patent number: 6736233
    Abstract: An actuator including a motor having a drive shaft, and a gear train coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the gear train includes a plurality of output gears and an associated plurality of output ports for providing a mechanical output from the actuator. The gear train may be provided in a variety of configurations, and may include a worm gear and worm wheel configuration for reducing audible noise. Position sensing may be provided for determining the position of a movable element, e.g. one or more adjustable pedals of an adjustable pedal system. A controller may control the position of the movable element in response to a user input, and may facilitate auto-calibration of the element upon installation. Various configurations for isolating actuator components for reducing audible noise, including a sub-frame isolation configuration, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Beishline, Tom Schregardus, Kevin Hughes, Jeff Finkelstein, Andrew Mark Oakes
  • Publication number: 20040033168
    Abstract: A self-aliquoting dispensing unit for use with a multi-receptacle storage unit is provided including a lower plate having a plurality of access ports therethrough, wherein at least one of the access ports is in fluid communication with a microtube, an upper plate releasably attached to the lower plate, the upper plate including a sample port for supplying a sample to the dispensing unit, and a sealing member for forming a reversible fluid tight connection between the storage unit and the upper plate. An assembly for dispensing a sample into a multi-receptacle storage unit and a method for dispensing a sample into a multi-receptacle storage unit are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kevin Hughes, Mark Perreault