Patents by Inventor Mark R. Russell

Mark R. Russell 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: 20150128236
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying a user based on reputational information are provided. In particular, a computerized CAPTCHA system consisting of one or more computers can determine a trust score based on one or more reputation signals associated with a user computing device, select a challenge to provide to the user computing device based on the trust score, and determine whether to verify the user computing device based on a received response to the challenge and/or the trust score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Angelique Moscicki, Edison Tan, Sacha Christophe Arnoud, David John Abraham, Michael Crawford, Colin McMillen, Joseph Andrew McClain, Bryan Arthur Pendleton, Mark R. Russell, Luis Von Ahn
  • Patent number: 6202872
    Abstract: A composite closure for a container having carbonated contents includes an outer closure cap having a top wall portion, and an annular depending skirt portion. A disc-shaped sealing liner is positioned within the closure cap adjacent the inside surface of the top wall portion. The liner includes an inwardly facing sealing portion at the periphery thereof, and further includes an annular seal bead which projects downwardly from the liner in a direction away from the top wall portion. The closure is configured for enhanced sealing with an associated container, with the top wall portion of the outer closure cap preferably including a relatively thick, peripheral reinforcing region which overlies the annular seal bead of the liner for further enhancing sealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Alcoa Closure Systems International
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Smeyak, Michael R. Zurawski, Mark R. Russell, Mark A. Powell, Budan Yao