Patents by Inventor Michael Wiggins

Michael Wiggins 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: 20150039416
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to optimizing a content campaign of a computer network. A data processing system (“system”) can receive and parse a first content item of the content campaign from a content provider via a computer network to identify a logical element, which can include at least one of a verb, noun and temporal language. The system can identify a variant of the logical element to generate a second content item that includes the variant and maintains the syntactic integrity of the first content item. The system can provide at least one of the first content item and the second item for display on at least one web page responsive to receiving one or more requests for content. The system can analyze a performance metric for each of the first content item and the second content item to determine an optimum performing content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc
    Inventors: John Sullivan, Michael Wiggins
  • Patent number: 7389152
    Abstract: A document image scanner; a camera having a field of view, for sensing differentiated information areas on each physical document as the physical document is transported; an image processing system associated with the camera, for producing a virtual image data file from the differentiated information areas sensed by the camera; sensors for determining the position of the physical document relative to the camera field of view; of electro-mechanical devices for actuating the transporter; and a data interface controller for receiving data from the sensors and controlling the electro-mechanical devices. A communications link is provided between the data interface controller and the image processing system for synchronization by the data interface controller, of the physical document as conveyed and the virtual document image captured by the image processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Scan-Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Edward F. Scanlon, Michael McAuliffe, Lee Zuidema, Michael Wiggins, Alfred Basso
  • Publication number: 20060201601
    Abstract: A flexible marker material that is visible to at least one form of electromagnetic wave, sound wave and/or magnetic wave. The marker material is used on a medical device and adds little or no bulk to the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Furst, William Brodbeck, Michael Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20050274914
    Abstract: A document image scanner having a transporter for conveying physical documents in spaced serial relation along a working distance; a camera having a field of view along the working distance, for sensing differentiated information areas on each physical document as the physical document is conveyed; an image processing system operatively associated with the camera, for producing a virtual image data file from the differentiated information areas sensed by the camera on the physical document; sensors for determining the position of the conveyed physical document relative to the camera field of view; a plurality of electro-mechanical devices for actuating the transporter; and a data interface controller for receiving data from the sensors and controlling the electro-mechanical devices to transport the physical document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Edward Scanlon, Michael McAuliffe, Lee Zuidema, Michael Wiggins, Alfred Basso
  • Publication number: 20050189853
    Abstract: An article of furniture, including a horizontal shelf, a visual representation of a historic landmark attached to the horizontal shelf, and a souvenir substance attached to the article of furniture. In another embodiment, a cabinet, including two or more walls, a horizontal shelf attached to the walls, and a visual representation of a historic landmark attached to the horizontal shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20020077395
    Abstract: Aqueous emulsion polymer compositions stabilized with the reaction product of alkoxylated alcohols and an epihalohydrin or a trihaloalkanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Marcie Natale, Rudolph Klima, Thomas Hopkins, Michael Wiggins
  • Patent number: 6362259
    Abstract: Aqueous emulsion polymer compositions stabilized with the reaction product of alkoxylated alcohols and an epihalohydrin or a trihaloalkanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Cognis Corporation
    Inventors: Marcie Natale, Rudolph Klima, Thomas Hopkins, Michael Wiggins
  • Patent number: 6057388
    Abstract: A process of preparing a concentrate which is useful as a thickener for aqueous compositions is provided. The process comprises obtaining a solution of an associative thickener compound in an organic solvent capable of forming a low boiling azeotrope with water. The solution is essentially free of water at this point and is at a temperature above the boiling point of said low boiling azeotrope. Water is added to said solution and an azeotrope of water and said organic solvent is distilled. The rate of addition of water is sufficient to replace said azeotrope with water, but is insufficient to cause a second phase to form in the resulting mixture of said solution and said water. The process yields a concentrate of an associative thickener in water, which concentrate is essentially free of volatile organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Wiggins, Dipak Shah, Reuben H. Grinstein
  • Patent number: 5916935
    Abstract: A process of preparing a concentrate which is useful as a thickener for aqueous compositions is provided. The process comprises obtaining a solution of an associative thickener compound in an organic solvent capable of forming a low boiling azeotrope with water. The solution is essentially free of water at this point and is at a temperature above the boiling point of said low boiling azeotrope. Water is added to said solution and an azeotrope of water and said organic solvent is distilled. The rate of addition of water is sufficient to replace said azeotrope with water, but is insufficient to cause a second phase to form in the resulting mixture of said solution and said water. The process yields a concentrate of an associative thickener in water, which concentrate is essentially free of volatile organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Wiggins, Dipak Shah, Reuben H. Grinstein