Patents by Inventor Lee Hoffman

Lee Hoffman 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).

  • Patent number: 10728198
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes a system to receive, from a plurality of compute devices, a set of media files and a set of geolocations, each media file from the set of media files captured by a compute device from the plurality of compute devices and each geolocation from the set of geolocations associated with a compute device from the plurality of compute devices. The system determines an event geolocation based on the set geolocations. The system sends a request message to a compute device from the plurality of compute devices when it is determined that the compute device is departing from the event geolocation. The system receives from the departing compute device, at least one media file associated with the event and publishes, via a host server, the set of media files and the at least one media file associated with the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: XO Group Inc.
    Inventors: Angela Kim, Lee Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20200076754
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes a system to receive, from a plurality of compute devices, a set of media files and a set of geolocations, each media file from the set of media files captured by a compute device from the plurality of compute devices and each geolocation from the set of geolocations associated with a compute device from the plurality of compute devices. The system determines an event geolocation based on the set geolocations. The system sends a request message to a compute device from the plurality of compute devices when it is determined that the compute device is departing from the event geolocation. The system receives from the departing compute device, at least one media file associated with the event and publishes, via a host server, the set of media files and the at least one media file associated with the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: XO GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Angela KIM, Lee HOFFMAN
  • Patent number: 10293633
    Abstract: A writing instrument that comprises a writing instrument base and a focus tool is provided. The writing instrument base includes a marking system coupled with a barrel. The marking system is configured to provide writings on a writing medium, such as paper. The focus tool is coupled with the writing instrument base. The focus tool is configured to blend in with the writing base. The focus tool includes a device that engages a user's senses and reduces the negative impact of attention deficit disorders when used by the user. The fidget tool stimulates the user's vestibular system and proprioceptive senses through one or more of the following: movement, sound, smell, visual, and tactile action. The fidget tool may be discreet such that the tool is hidden or not viewable when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventor: Lee Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20170136805
    Abstract: A writing instrument that comprises a writing instrument base and a focus tool is provided. The writing instrument base includes a marking system coupled with a barrel. The marking system is configured to provide writings on a writing medium, such as paper. The focus tool is coupled with the writing instrument base. The focus tool is configured to blend in with the writing base. The focus tool includes a device that engages a user's senses and reduces the negative impact of attention deficit disorders when used by the user. The fidget tool stimulates the user's vestibular system and proprioceptive senses through one or more of the following: movement, sound, smell, visual, and tactile action. The fidget tool may be discreet such that the tool is hidden or not viewable when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Lee Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20170097161
    Abstract: A method for boiler control and a monitoring system is disclosed. The present invention provides superior boiler control compared with earlier and current systems. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the heating system is improved by utilizing computer and telecommunications technology to provide more accurate boiler control and to automatically identify problems in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Lee Hoffman, Jeff Carleton, Daniel Carleton
  • Patent number: 7305875
    Abstract: An apparatus for dynamically measuring a volume of fuel in a fuel tank of unknown geometry includes a fuel level sensor mounted on the fuel tank, a fuel meter for measuring a volume of fuel being consumed, and a rewritable look-up table storing correspondence between volumes of fuel and levels of fuel in the fuel tank. The loop-up table is rewritten as the oil in the tank is consumed. A system website is used for remotely monitoring the fuel tank of a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Inventors: Gerald Pindus, Alan Husson, Jeffrey Carleton, Lee Hoffman