Patents by Inventor Patrick Hummel
Patrick Hummel 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).
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Patent number: 11761261Abstract: An access door may include a core, stiles on opposites sides of the core, an elongated panel extending transversely between the stiles, wherein a major face of the door between the stiles defines one or more recessed pockets along a top edge of the elongated panel between and the stiles and the elongated panel, and a notch formed into the top edge of the elongated panel and extending along at least one of the recessed pockets, the notch extending downwardly into the top edge of the elongated panel so as to form a lip in the top edge of the elongated panel with the notch positioned between the lip and the one or more recessed pockets, the lip and the notch of the elongated panel together forming an accessory rail, wherein the accessory rail is configured to receive and support a complementarily configured hanger base of an accessory hanger.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: ODL, IncorporatedInventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel
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Patent number: 11655669Abstract: An illumination system is provided for an access door may include an elongated illumination housing configured to be coupled to at least one of an upstanding jamb and a corresponding jamb casing extending along the one side of the access door, an elongated light transmissive cover coupled to the illumination housing, an elongated light pipe received within the illumination housing, an illumination source housing operatively coupled to one end of the light pipe, an illumination source disposed within the illumination source housing and configured to produce and transmit visible light into the light pipe so as to be visible through the light transmissive cover, a source of electrical power, and a control unit configured to selectively apply electrical power from the source of electrical power to the illumination source to produce the visible light.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ODL, IncorporatedInventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel
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Publication number: 20220170314Abstract: An access door may include a core, first and second stiles defined along opposites sides of the core such that the core between the first and second stiles defines a recessed pocket with each of the first and second stiles defining a channel therein extending longitudinally along an inwardly-facing edge thereof, bottom and top elongated panels each defining tongue members at opposite sides thereof and configured to be received transversely in the recessed pocket with the tongue members received within the channels defined along the inwardly-facing edges of the first and second stiles, wherein, with the top and bottom elongated panels received in the recessed pocket, exterior faces of the first and second stiles, exterior faces of the top and bottom elongated panels, and an exposed surface of the recessed pocket between the top and bottom elongated panels define an exterior surface of one side of the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel
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Publication number: 20220170294Abstract: A hands-free door unlatching and opening system is provided for an access door operatively mounted to a jamb assembly of a building, the door including a handle set having a latch normally received, with the door in a closed position, within a latch pocket of a jamb of the jamb assembly to latch the door to the jamb. The system may include a plunger axially aligned with the latch pocket opposite to the latch, an actuator operatively coupled to the plunger and responsive to actuation to advance the plunger into the latch pocket to force the latch out of the latch pocket to unlatch the door from the jamb, and means for automatically opening the door following unlatching of the door from the jamb.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel, Ryan Caulfield
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Publication number: 20220170623Abstract: An illumination system is provided for an access door may include an elongated illumination housing configured to be coupled to at least one of an upstanding jamb and a corresponding jamb casing extending along the one side of the access door, an elongated light transmissive cover coupled to the illumination housing, an elongated light pipe received within the illumination housing, an illumination source housing operatively coupled to one end of the light pipe, an illumination source disposed within the illumination source housing and configured to produce and transmit visible light into the light pipe so as to be visible through the light transmissive cover, a source of electrical power, and a control unit configured to selectively apply electrical power from the source of electrical power to the illumination source to produce the visible light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel
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Publication number: 20220170315Abstract: An access door may include a core, stiles on opposites sides of the core, an elongated panel extending transversely between the stiles, wherein a major face of the door between the stiles defines one or more recessed pockets along a top edge of the elongated panel between and the stiles and the elongated panel, and a notch formed into the top edge of the elongated panel and extending along at least one of the recessed pockets, the notch extending downwardly into the top edge of the elongated panel so as to form a lip in the top edge of the elongated panel with the notch positioned between the lip and the one or more recessed pockets, the lip and the notch of the elongated panel together forming an accessory rail, wherein the accessory rail is configured to receive and support a complementarily configured hanger base of an accessory hanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel
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Patent number: 10947779Abstract: A flexible-panel door is mountable to a door frame. Opposite ends of a top rail are slidably engaged with end caps respectively affixed to ends of first and second side rails, and opposite ends of a bottom rail are likewise slidably engaged with end caps respectively affixed to opposite ends of the first and second side rails. With the first side rail secured to or in contact with the first side of the door frame, the second side rail is moved into contact with the second side of the door frame such that the top and bottom rails slide relative to at least one of their respective end caps such that each combination extends across the width of the door frame. A flexible panel carried by one of the first and second side rails is extendable toward the other of the first and second side rails.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Larson Manufacturing Company of South Dakota, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Patrick Hummel, Sorin Ciobanu, Raymond Edward Hartnett
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Patent number: 10876353Abstract: A blind assembly includes a headrail, a guide member carried by the headrail and defining a channel therethrough, a tilt basket received within the channel, first and second cords operatively engaging a number of blind slats and extending from the number of slats upwardly through the tilt basket with the first cord coupled to the guide member adjacent to one terminal end of the channel and the second cord coupled to the guide member adjacent to an opposite terminal end of the channel, and an actuator to cause relative movement between the tilt basket and the elongated guide member along the channel to adjust a tilt angle of the number of slats between a full forward tilt with the tilt basket abutting one terminal end of the channel and a full rearward tilt with the tilt basket abutting the opposite terminal end of the channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: ODL, IncorporatedInventors: Benjamin Patrick Hummel, Frederick John Hering, III
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Patent number: 10747821Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing decision systems. In some implementations, methods can include receiving a component request specifying a maximum number of digital components that are capable of being presented on a particular electronic document being rendered at a client device. A ranking score for the given digital component is determined based on a maximum interaction increase factor of formatting available to be applied to the given digital component, the current eligibility value, and the historical eligibility value data. The given digital component is ranked among other available digital components based on the determined ranking score. The given digital component is selected for distribution based on the ranking score of the given digital component being included in the maximum number of highest ranked digital components. The given digital component is transmitted to a client device.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Uri Nadav, Patrick Hummel
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Publication number: 20190335019Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining an adjusted requirement for transmission of a given digital component. In one aspect, a system includes a damping subsystem that obtains, from an evaluation subsystem, a standard requirement for transmission of the given digital component. The damping subsystem also obtains, from a prediction subsystem, a predicted requirement for transmission of the given digital component. The damping subsystem determines whether a damping condition is met. When the damping condition is met, the damping subsystem determines the adjusted requirement based on at least the predicted requirement. When the damping condition is not met, the damping subsystem determines the adjusted requirement based on at least the standard requirement.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2018Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Eugene Vladimir Davydov, Patrick Hummel, Jean-Francois Crespo, Shaohua Sun, Christopher Davis Monkman, Derek Leslie-Cook
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Patent number: 10397056Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Qian Zhong, Aranyak Mehta, Patrick Hummel, Kshipra Uday Bhawalkar, Shaohua Sun, Gagan Aggarwal
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Patent number: 10269045Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving a request for content to fill a block, the request including information about a size of the block and criteria for identifying eligible content items for inclusion in the block, determining a number of content items to be included in the block, including determining amounts of dynamic resizing to apply to content items, determining an estimate of a difference in conversion rates conditional on receiving an interaction in the different configurations that perform differing amounts of dynamic resizing, and applying the estimate when determining an efficiency for a number of permutations of allocations of eligible content items, establishing a price to be charged to each content sponsor associated with a permutation that has a highest efficiency, and providing the eligible content items and charging the content sponsors based on the established prices.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventor: Patrick Hummel
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Patent number: 10182123Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure can provide an improved user experience on client devices selecting to receive context-based third-party content by reducing the number of third-party content items presented for display on such client devices. A data processing system can be configured to employ an auction mechanism with selection criterion thresholds (such as minimum bid values) that result, when used in auctions, in enforcing a limit on the amount of third-party content presented for display on client devices that have selected to receive context-based third-party content. The selection criterion thresholds can result, when used in auctions, in enforcing minimum revenues for publishers. The selection criterion thresholds can be determined offline based on historical statistical parameters.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Patrick Hummel, Hal Ronald Varian
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Publication number: 20180355661Abstract: A blind assembly includes a headrail, a guide member carried by the headrail and defining a channel therethrough, a tilt basket received within the channel, first and second cords operatively engaging a number of blind slats and extending from the number of slats upwardly through the tilt basket with the first cord coupled to the guide member adjacent to one terminal end of the channel and the second cord coupled to the guide member adjacent to an opposite terminal end of the channel, and an actuator to cause relative movement between the tilt basket and the elongated guide member along the channel to adjust a tilt angle of the number of slats between a full forward tilt with the tilt basket abutting one terminal end of the channel and a full rearward tilt with the tilt basket abutting the opposite terminal end of the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Benjamin Patrick Hummel, Frederick John Hering, III
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Publication number: 20180313148Abstract: A flexible-panel door is mountable to a door frame. Opposite ends of a top rail are slidably engaged with end caps respectively affixed to ends of first and second side rails, and opposite ends of a bottom rail are likewise slidably engaged with end caps respectively affixed to opposite ends of the first and second side rails. With the first side rail secured to or in contact with the first side of the door frame, the second side rail is moved into contact with the second side of the door frame such that the top and bottom rails slide relative to at least one of their respective end caps such that each combination extends across the width of the door frame. A flexible panel carried by one of the first and second side rails is extendable toward the other of the first and second side rails.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Benjamin Patrick Hummel, Sorin Ciobanu, Raymond Edward Hartnett
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Publication number: 20180285937Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for evaluating content item configurations are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request for content items to be presented in at least some of two or more presentation positions of a resource. Position factors are obtained for two or more different content item configurations. Based at least in part on the position factors, a preferred content item configuration is selected. A determination is made that the position factor for a particular presentation position increases as the number of presentation positions increases. In response to the determination that the position factor increases, a reserve price is determined for each available presentation position. A number of content items that will be provided is determined based on a number of the reserve prices that are met by bids associated with content items.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Google Inc.Inventor: Patrick Hummel
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Patent number: 10047558Abstract: A retractable, flexible-panel door is mountable to a door frame attached to a building and includes a first side rail, a second side rail, a top rail mountable to and between the first and second side rails, and a bottom rail mountable to and between the first and second side rails. A flexible panel extends between the top and bottom rails, and at least one biasing member draws the flexible panel toward one of the first and second side rails. The top and bottom rails are each axially expandable and reducible in length to accommodate mounting of the retractable, flexible panel door to door frames of different widths.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: ODL, IncorporatedInventors: Benjamin Patrick Hummel, Sorin Ciobanu, Raymond Edward Hartnett
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Publication number: 20180176081Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Qian Zhong, Aranyak Mehta, Patrick Hummel, Kshipra Uday Bhawalkar, Shaohua Sun, Gagan Aggarwal
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Patent number: 9996851Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributing content items are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes accessing a scaling factor value and accessing a first page value range specifying at least a high page value and a low page value. A determination is made that a first ranking of content items based on the high page value does not match a second ranking of the content items that is based on the low page value. In response to determining that the first ranking does not match the second ranking, an updated first ranking and an updated second ranking are determined based on a second page value range. A determination is made that the updated first ranking matches the updated second ranking. Content items are distributed based on the updated first ranking.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Patrick Hummel, Randolph P. McAfee
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Publication number: 20180101526Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing decision systems. In some implementations, methods can include receiving a component request specifying a maximum number of digital components that are capable of being presented on a particular electronic document being rendered at a client device. A ranking score for the given digital component is determined based on a maximum interaction increase factor of formatting available to be applied to the given digital component, the current eligibility value, and the historical eligibility value data. The given digital component is ranked among other available digital components based on the determined ranking score. The given digital component is selected for distribution based on the ranking score of the given digital component being included in the maximum number of highest ranked digital components. The given digital component is transmitted to a client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Uri Nadav, Patrick Hummel