Patents by Inventor Mark Desmond

Mark Desmond 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: 10291963
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media for controlling a set-top box includes receiving at processor a request from a user to access a web page. The content of the web page is scanned at the processor for items relating to content that may be available through the set-top box. The processor then provides a web page to the user with an embedded widget which the user can use to select commands to be executed by the set-top box. The processor receives the widget command and sends the widget command to the set-top box for implementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall Mark Desmond
  • Publication number: 20190059173
    Abstract: Provided is an equipment displacement system (12) for a containerised data centre (14). The system (12) comprises at least one platform (16) which is configured to operatively receive equipment (18). In a preferred example the system (12) typically comprises two platforms (16). The system (12) further generally comprises a guide (20) which operatively mounts each platform (16) onto an equipment mounting surface (22) of a container (10). Each guide (20) is configured for guiding a platform (16) between opposing sides (24.1) and (24.2) of the container (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Mark Desmond, Dean Coetzee, Bill Pope
  • Publication number: 20180310067
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media for controlling a set-top box includes receiving at processor a request from a user to access a web page. The content of the web page is scanned at the processor for items relating to content that may be available through the set-top box. The processor then provides a web page to the user with an embedded widget which the user can use to select commands to be executed by the set-top box. The processor receives the widget command and sends the widget command to the set-top box for implementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Randall Mark Desmond
  • Patent number: 10015555
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media for controlling a set-top box includes receiving at processor a request from a user to access a web page. The content of the web page is scanned at the processor for items relating to content that may be available through the set-top box. The processor then provides a web page to the user with an embedded widget which the user can use to select commands to be executed by the set-top box. The processor receives the widget command and sends the widget command to the set-top box for implementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group
    Inventor: Randall Mark Desmond
  • Publication number: 20180167687
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media for controlling a set-top box includes receiving at processor a request from a user to access a web page. The content of the web page is scanned at the processor for items relating to content that may be available through the set-top box. The processor then provides a web page to the user with an embedded widget which the user can use to select commands to be executed by the set-top box. The processor receives the widget command and sends the widget command to the set-top box for implementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Randall Mark Desmond
  • Patent number: 7704107
    Abstract: A configurable electrical circuit element housing used as a building block in prototyping and demonstrating electric circuits. A label (10) with a circuit element graphic (11) attaches on an electrically insulated housing top (20). Underneath is an alternating arrangement of electrically insulated connector guide walls (22) and guide posts (21) forming a square-like perimeter surrounding a circuit element (40). Circuit element leads (41) attach to bent coil connector binding posts (31) inside the housing. The bent coil connector binding posts, on sides for which they are installed, are the ends of bent coil connectors (30). The bent coil connectors bend around the guide posts forming arcs external to the square-like perimeter. The guide walls help form the arcs by pinching the bent coil connectors. The arcs of the bent coil connectors are resilient connectors which interface with similar connectors forming a bent coil connector coupling (50) interweaving their coil loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Inventor: Randall Mark Desmond
  • Patent number: 6424054
    Abstract: A vehicle steering mode selection control system includes an operator controlled push-to-turn switch steering mode select device, and a control circuit operatively connected to the mode select device, to steering mode actuators, to steering mode indicators and to wheel alignment indicators. The control circuit includes a timer which is actuated for a certain time period in response to pushing of the push-to-turn switch. A lamp control module is connected to the timer and permits illumination of the wheel alignment indicator lamps only during this time period. A relay is connected between the push-to-turn switch and the timer to prevent the lamp control module from responding during the time period to further pushing of the steering mode select device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Marlin Martin Onnen, Ralph Edwin Shirley, David Allen Larson, Mark Desmond Fallon
  • Patent number: 6179229
    Abstract: A device designed to wash and rinse pets, of a simple design, which dispenses shampoo and automatically mixes shampoo when washing the animal while replicating the familiar and enjoyable size and feel to the animal of a human hand in a scratching activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventor: Mark Desmond