Patents by Inventor Martin Howell

Martin Howell 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).

  • Beverage dispensing system with beacon transmitter and system for selective presentation of predetermined content
    Patent number: 9821995
    Abstract: The present system provides a beverage dispensing assembly having a radio transmitter, wherein a personal communication device having associated software receives content from a remote content management system in response to a signal from the transmitter being received at the personal communication device. The radio transmitter may be in a retaining cavity of an extender assembly which is positioned between a faucet and a tap handle of the beverage dispensing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Bevisys, LLC
    Inventors: James Pendegraft, Martin Howell
  • INFLUENCE OF GENOTYPE ON SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TREATMENT WITH FISH OIL
    Publication number: 20160298190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for assessing an individual's susceptibility to treatment of an inflammatory disease with a dietary supplement. The invention describes the recognition that the sensitivity of an individual to the inflammation suppressing effects of fish oil on TNF-? production is linked both to genetic variation encoded by, or associated with, TNF-?, LT-? and/or IL-6 single nucleotide polymorphisms and to the inherent level of production of TNF-? by cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Francis Ralph Grimble, Philip Charles Calder, William Martin Howell
  • BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH BEACON TRANSMITTER AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE PRESENTATION OF PREDETERMINED CONTENT
    Publication number: 20160122172
    Abstract: The present system provides a beverage dispensing assembly having a radio transmitter, wherein a personal communication device having associated software receives content from a remote content management system in response to a signal from the transmitter being received at the personal communication device. The radio transmitter may be in a retaining cavity of an extender assembly which is positioned between a faucet and a tap handle of the beverage dispensing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: James Pendegraft, Martin Howell
  • Influence of genotype on susceptibility to treatment with fish oil
    Publication number: 20100183734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for assessing an individual's susceptibility to treatment of an inflammatory disease with a dietary supplement. The invention describes the recognition that the sensitivity of an individual to the inflammation suppressing effects of fish oil on TNF-a production is linked both to genetic variation encoded by, or associated with, TNF-a and/or IL-6 single nucleotide polymorphisms and to the inherent level of production of TNF-a by cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Body Sync, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Francis Grimble, Philip Charles Calder, William Martin Howell
  • Containment vessel
    Patent number: 6899246
    Abstract: The present invention is a vessel for containing consumer products. Parts of the containment vessel are made of material sufficiently capable of being deformed by the mechanical force applied by the hands of the consumer while avoiding accidental opening during shipment or display of the vessel on store shelves. The vessel can be made of a suitable material to display the contents of the containment vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Debra Gay Gehring, Ty Eric Martin, John Martin Howell
  • Containment vessel
    Publication number: 20040040965
    Abstract: The present invention is a vessel for containing consumer products. Parts of the containment vessel are made of material sufficiently capable of being deformed by the mechanical force applied by the hands of the consumer while avoiding accidental opening during shipment or display of the vessel on store shelves. The vessel can be made of a suitable material to display the contents of the containment vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Debra Gay Gehring, Ty Eric Martin, John Martin Howell