Patents by Inventor Matthew Thomas Nolan

Matthew Thomas Nolan 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: 20160132691
    Abstract: A system and method for logging a non-reader into a corresponding user account is disclosed. A system can include a processor, a user interface, a display, and a camera. The processor can be programmed to display a first plurality of pictures and configure the user interface to allow the user to select a first picture corresponding to the user from the first plurality of pictures to provide a first authentication step and allow the user to select a second picture from a second plurality of pictures providing a second authentication step. The system can log the user into the corresponding user account if the second picture selected from the second authentication step corresponds to the first picture selected from the first authentication step. A system and method for logging multiple users into corresponding user accounts is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Susan Evelyn Gunnewig, Robin Robin Norton, Matthew Thomas Nolan
  • Patent number: 9264233
    Abstract: A system and method for logging a non-reader into a corresponding user account is disclosed. A system can include a processor, a user interface, a display, and a camera. The processor can be programmed to display a first plurality of pictures and configure the user interface to allow the user to select a first picture corresponding to the user from the first plurality of pictures to provide a first authentication step and allow the user to select a second picture from a second plurality of pictures providing a second authentication step. The system can log the user into the corresponding user account if the second picture selected from the second authentication step corresponds to the first picture selected from the first authentication step. A system and method for logging multiple users into corresponding user accounts is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Hatch, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Evelyn Gunnewig, Robin Virginia Norton, Matthew Thomas Nolan
  • Publication number: 20120331549
    Abstract: A system and method for logging a non-reader into a corresponding user account is disclosed. A system can include a processor, a user interface, a display, and a camera. The processor can be programmed to display a first plurality of pictures and configure the user interface to allow the user to select a first picture corresponding to the user from the first plurality of pictures to provide a first authentication step and allow the user to select a second picture from a second plurality of pictures providing a second authentication step. The system can log the user into the corresponding user account if the second picture selected from the second authentication step corresponds to the first picture selected from the first authentication step. A system and method for logging multiple users into corresponding user accounts is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Susan Evelyn Gunnewig, Robin Virginia Norton, Matthew Thomas Nolan
  • Patent number: 7642743
    Abstract: A remote battery charger, comprising a DC-to-DC converter, able to accept a first DC current with a voltage of less than 13 VDC and able to produce, from said first DC current, a second DC current of at least a 15 amps at a voltage of at least 13.5 VDC, provided an adequate first DC current level. Also, the charger includes a current acceptance reduction input, whereby when said input is activated said DC-to-DC converter reduces its acceptance of said first DC current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Nolan, Carl Ray Smith