Patents by Inventor PAUL PITTMAN

PAUL PITTMAN 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: 11828011
    Abstract: A shifter adjustment assembly can be configured to couple to a shifter of a tufting apparatus, the shifter having first, second, third, and fourth shaft segments. The shifter adjustment assembly comprises a first body that is configured to couple to respective first ends of the first and third shaft segments. A second body is configured to couple to respective first ends of the second and fourth shaft segments. The shifter assembly comprises a coupling between the first body and the second body. The coupling is configured to releasably secure an axial position of the first body with respect to the second body along the longitudinal dimension. The first body and second body define respective complementary surfaces that are configured for sliding engagement so that movement between the first body and the second body in the transverse dimension is restricted and movement between the first body and the second body in the longitudinal dimension is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul Pittman, Terry Honeycutt, Michael Runyon, Dusty Jones, David Voyles
  • Publication number: 20210332517
    Abstract: A shifter adjustment assembly can be configured to couple to a shifter of a tufting apparatus, the shifter having first, second, third, and fourth shaft segments. The shifter adjustment assembly comprises a first body that is configured to couple to respective first ends of the first and third shaft segments. A second body is configured to couple to respective first ends of the second and fourth shaft segments. The shifter assembly comprises a coupling between the first body and the second body. The coupling is configured to releasably secure an axial position of the first body with respect to the second body along the longitudinal dimension. The first body and second body define respective complementary surfaces that are configured for sliding engagement so that movement between the first body and the second body in the transverse dimension is restricted and movement between the first body and the second body in the longitudinal dimension is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: PAUL PITTMAN, TERRY HONEYCUTT, MICHAEL RUNYON, DUSTY JONES, DAVID VOYLES
  • Patent number: 10320979
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a server device, a request for an initial action associated with an interactive voice response (IVR) service. The request may include a service identifier. The device may obtain a set of code segments for an IVR application that supports the IVR service by using the service identifier to search a data structure. The set of code segments may be associated with logic of the IVR application. The device may provide instructions associated with an initial code segment to the server device to cause the server device to execute the initial action via a communication with a user device. The device may selectively provide, to the server device, instructions associated with another code segment to cause the server device to execute a next action via the communication with the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brimshan, Robert Paul Pittman, Rakshit Yagnik
  • Publication number: 20190082050
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a server device, a request for an initial action associated with an interactive voice response (IVR) service. The request may include a service identifier. The device may obtain a set of code segments for an IVR application that supports the IVR service by using the service identifier to search a data structure. The set of code segments may be associated with logic of the IVR application. The device may provide instructions associated with an initial code segment to the server device to cause the server device to execute the initial action via a communication with a user device. The device may selectively provide, to the server device, instructions associated with another code segment to cause the server device to execute a next action via the communication with the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Michael BRIMSHAN, Robert Paul PITTMAN, Rakshit YAGNIK