Patents by Inventor Melvin Barnes

Melvin Barnes 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: 10984491
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing rental property network members and existing tenants real-time response alerts to rental property database inquiries, status, and updates. A secured website having a rental property database is operable to send signals to a programmable key fob having a color-coded alert board, a plurality of depressable color signals, audio output capabilities, and vibration capabilities. The signals are coordinated with changes to a tenant's or network member's status on the secured website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventor: Melvin Barnes
  • Publication number: 20200222459
    Abstract: A system, method and compositions for treating age-related illnesses and conditions is provided. In one embodiment a kit comprises two or more containers, wherein each container comprises a young donor plasma product and indicia comprising information related to the age of donors of the young donor plasma product and wherein the young donor plasma product is sourced from a plurality of donors. The plurality of donors are within an age range at the time of donation all male. The age range includes an upper limit of 25 years of age or less and the lower limit of 16 years of age or more. The young donor plasma product has been processed to remove fractions having an average molecular weight below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventor: Melvin Barnes
  • Publication number: 20190057467
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing rental property network members and tenants real-time response alerts to rental property database inquiries, status, and updates. A secured website having a rental property database is operable to send signals to a programmable key fob having a color-coded alert board, a plurality of depressable color signals, audio output capabilities, and vibration capabilities. The signals are coordinated with changes to a tenant's or network member's status on the secured website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Melvin Barnes
  • Publication number: 20160048909
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for a landlord to negotiate with a tenant, including the steps of at least one tenant and one landlord entering into a lease agreement that obligates the tenant to provide identifying information, sign a waiver and entering all of the aforementioned information into a database, a landlord financial recovery bureau requesting on behalf of the tenant that the landlord executes an agreement and collecting factual information about the tenant for a tenant occupancy report. The tenant occupancy report being used to develop a tenant fact report summarizing details related to the tenant's occupancy of the rental property and being annotated to reflect verified documents in a tenant evidence locker. Any tenant or client request for information or submission of information being administered online through submission of forms to a central database or manually by a landlord financial recovery bureau.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Melvin Barnes
  • Publication number: 20070173266
    Abstract: A device and method of providing wireless communications is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes storing location criteria in a memory, determining a location of the device, determining whether a location of the device substantially corresponds to the location criteria, and wirelessly transmitting a notification via the wireless data network if the location of mobile communication device substantially corresponds to the location criteria. In addition, the location criteria may include information of a communication device and the determining whether a location of the device substantially corresponds to the location criteria may comprise determining that the mobile communication device is within a proximity of the communication device. The method may include monitoring one or more uses of the device and wirelessly transmitting use data via the wireless data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventor: Melvin Barnes
  • Publication number: 20070118426
    Abstract: A device and method of providing wireless communications is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes determining that a plurality of wireless networks are concurrently available to provide wireless communication for a telephone device wherein the plurality of wireless networks include different types of networks, selecting one of the plurality of wireless networks based, at least in part, one or more rules, establishing a first wireless communication link with a remote device via the selected network, and wherein the one or more rules are configured to reduce a cost of communicating data. Other embodiments may include various other selection criteria for selecting a network such as, for example, the available bandwidth of one or more of the networks and the type of data to be communicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventor: Melvin Barnes, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20070061845
    Abstract: A portable communication device and method of use is provided. In one embodiment, the method of using a handheld mobile telephone includes capturing a plurality of images via an image input device; storing the plurality of images in a memory, receiving a first speech input, identifying command information in said first speech input; retrieving information from memory based, at least in part, on the command information. The method may further include generating a request related to an article of commerce that includes, at least in part, the information retrieved from memory, determining a destination for transmitting the request, and wirelessly transmitting said request through a mobile telephone network to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventor: Melvin Barnes
  • Publication number: 20050136949
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus and computer program product for providing location based functions and mobile e-commerce comprising a central processing unit including a processor, a storage device, and programming stored in the storage device, a display device, an audio input device, an audio output device, a communications module, a commerce module, an image module, and a location module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventor: Melvin Barnes