Patents by Inventor Michael N. Haynes

Michael N. Haynes 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: 20150363478
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, and/or user interface adapted for, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise: via a hierarchy processor implemented via a predetermined information device: for each of a plurality of records of a data structure, displaying data corresponding to a hierarchically displayable field according to a hierarchy location field containing a corresponding hierarchy location identifier indicative of a display location of that data in a displayable hierarchical data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Michael N. Haynes
  • Publication number: 20150363481
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, automatically generating a story regarding a predetermined topic from a plurality of assertions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Michael N. Haynes
  • Publication number: 20140058559
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, automatically, remotely, and/or non-manually delivering treats to an animal via a dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: Michael N. Haynes
  • Patent number: 7688225
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing a parking lot. In one disclosed embodiment, the method includes receiving parking lot data. The embodiment of the disclosed method also includes transforming the parking lot data into parking lot information, the parking lot information including information about a moving parking lot object. Further, the embodiment of the disclosed method includes transmitting a map of the parking lot to a mobile interaction device, and transmitting the parking lot information to the mobile interaction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventors: Michael N. Haynes, Pamela E. Haynes
  • Patent number: 7652593
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing a parking lot. In one disclosed embodiment, the method includes receiving parking lot data. The embodiment of the disclosed method also includes transforming the parking lot data into parking lot information, the parking lot information including information about a moving parking lot object. Further, the embodiment of the disclosed method includes transmitting a map of the parking lot to a mobile interaction device, and transmitting the parking lot information to the mobile interaction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventors: Michael N. Haynes, Pamela E. Haynes
  • Publication number: 20090104446
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of compositions, and methods of applying the compositions to plants and/or other materials, are disclosed. Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a composition comprising water droplets comprising a dispersion of particles comprising a polymer comprising at least one hydrophobic substituent and at least one hydrophilic substituent. The polymer can be formed from polymerization and/or copolymerization. The composition, when applied to at least a portion of a surface of the materials, can reduce damage to the materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: James Guillet, Adam Hofheimer, Joel Zychick, Michael N. Haynes
  • Patent number: 7123166
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing a parking lot. In one disclosed embodiment, the method includes receiving parking lot data. The embodiment of the disclosed method also includes transforming the parking lot data into parking lot information, the parking lot information including information about a moving parking lot object. Further, the embodiment of the disclosed method includes transmitting a map of the parking lot to a mobile interaction device, and transmitting the parking lot information to the mobile interaction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Inventors: Michael N. Haynes, Pamela E. Haynes
  • Patent number: 6816085
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing a parking lot. In one disclosed embodiment, the method includes receiving parking lot data. The embodiment of the disclosed method also includes transforming the parking lot data into parking lot information, the parking lot information including information about a moving parking lot object. Further, the embodiment of the disclosed method includes transmitting a map of the parking lot to a mobile interaction device, and transmitting the parking lot information to the mobile interaction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Inventors: Michael N. Haynes, Pamela E. Haynes