Patents by Inventor Richard Arthur

Richard Arthur 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: 7664663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying airline seats. The system or method transmits data to an application running on a general purpose computer, the data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ceats, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Publication number: 20100036689
    Abstract: This invention relates to an electronic means by which people can select the exact seat or seats they want for any type of event or reserve an appointment for any activity. More specifically, a customer or a ticket re-seller or a venue operator can go, for example, to the internet and select the event or activity for which he wants a ticket or tickets or reserve a time and reserve and order the exact seat or seats or the time of his choosing directly online. The seat or seats or reserved time he selects is then removed from the inventory for that activity or event and made not available for any other buyer and such is so indicated by a graphical representation or other such indicator on the online map or picture representing availability of seating or time for that event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: CEATS, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Patent number: 7660727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving rooms at a venue. The system or method transmits information relating to a plurality of available individual rooms at a venue to an application running on a general purpose computer on the wide area network for display to the end user. The system or method also provides a graphical user interface that includes an interactive map showing information relating to the available rooms at the venue. Through the interactive map the end user can select one or more available rooms. The interactive map may provide additional information on the one or more of available individual rooms when triggered by, for example, a mouse placed over one of the available individual rooms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Ceats, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Patent number: 7660729
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving airline seats. The system or method receives first data representing payment information over the network from a general purpose computer. The system or method also transmits second data to an application running on the general purpose computer, the second data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about selection of seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Ceats, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Patent number: 7660728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving airline seats. The system or method receives first data representing payment information over the network from a general purpose computer. The system or method also transmits second data to an application running on the general purpose computer, the second data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Ceats, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Patent number: 7657449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving time slots for an appointment. The system or method transmits information relating to a plurality of available individual time slots for an appointment to an application running on a general purpose computer on the wide area network for display to the end user. The system or method also provides a graphical user interface that includes an interactive map showing information relating to the available time slots for the appointment. Through the interactive map the end user can select one or more available time slots. The interactive map may provide additional information on the one or more of available individual time slots when triggered by, for example, a mouse placed over one of the available individual time slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ceats, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Patent number: 7640178
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving seats using a touch screen device. The system or method transmits first data to an application running on a personal computing device, the first data including information descriptive of available individual seats at the venue, the first data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the personal computing device that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats at the venue. The system or method also receives from the personal computing device second data representing one or more seats selected by a touch screen input. In addition, the system or method receives over the network from the personal computing device third data representing payment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: CEATS, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Patent number: 7635110
    Abstract: A bracket system for retaining an outlet box in a hole in a floor. The bracket system includes an insert body configured to be positioned in the hole in the floor, a cover configured to cover the insert body, and at least first and second brackets. Each bracket includes a base plate configured to be mounted in the insert body. The base plate includes at least one leg extending therefrom and at least one barb extending therefrom. The insert body includes holes in an exterior wall thereof through which the barbs of the first and second brackets extend to resistably engage the wall of the hole to retain the insert body in the hole and the legs of the first and second brackets are secured to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Wiremold, Co.
    Inventors: Marc D. Galasso, Phillip Lombardo, Richard Arthur
  • Publication number: 20090276251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving airline seats. The system or method receives first data representing payment information over the network from a general purpose computer. The system or method also transmits second data to an application running on the general purpose computer, the second data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about selection of seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Publication number: 20090275494
    Abstract: The invention provides an encapsulate comprising a benefit agent core (preferably containing perfume), one or more inner shells (preferably of melamine urea or melamine formaldehyde) and an outer shell comprising a polymer (for example locust bean gum, tamarind xyloglucan, guar gum or mixtures thereof) which is substantive to cellulose (preferably in the form of cotton), at least one of said shells being impermeable to the benefit agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Paul Ferguson, Christopher Clarkson Jones, David Richard Arthur Mealing
  • Publication number: 20090276252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying airline seats. The system or method transmits data to an application running on a general purpose computer, the data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Publication number: 20090259498
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving seats using a touch screen device. The system or method transmits first data to an application running on a personal computing device, the first data including information descriptive of available individual seats at the venue, the first data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the personal computing device that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats at the venue. The system or method also receives from the personal computing device second data representing one or more seats selected by a touch screen input. In addition, the system or method receives over the network from the personal computing device third data representing payment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Publication number: 20090254384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving airline seats. The system or method receives first data representing payment information over the network from a general purpose computer. The system or method also transmits second data to an application running on the general purpose computer, the second data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about selection of seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Publication number: 20090254385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying airline seats. The system or method transmits data to an application running on a general purpose computer, the data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Publication number: 20090240536
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving airline seats. The system or method receives first data representing payment information over the network from a general purpose computer. The system or method also transmits second data to an application running on the general purpose computer, the second data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Patent number: 7592048
    Abstract: A photocatalytic substrate comprises a textile support and a finish on the surface thereof. The finish on the surface of the textile support comprises a particulate photocatalytic material and a binder. A process for producing a photocatalytic substrate comprises the steps of providing a textile support having at least one surface, providing a coating composition, applying the coating composition to at least a portion of the surface of the textile support, and drying the surface of the textile support to which the coating composition was applied to produce a photocatalytic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Shulong Li, Richard Arthur Mayernik
  • Publication number: 20090204451
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving rooms at a venue. The system or method transmits information relating to a plurality of available individual rooms at a venue to an application running on a general purpose computer on the wide area network for display to the end user. The system or method also provides a graphical user interface that includes an interactive map showing information relating to the available rooms at the venue. Through the interactive seating map the end user can select one or more available rooms. The interactive seating map may provide additional information on the one or more of available individual rooms when triggered by, for example, a mouse placed over one of the available individual rooms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Publication number: 20090204450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving time slots for an appointment. The system or method transmits information relating to a plurality of available individual time slots for an appointment to an application running on a general purpose computer on the wide area network for display to the end user. The system or method also provides a graphical user interface that includes an interactive map showing information relating to the available time slots for the appointment. Through the interactive seating map the end user can select one or more available time slots. The interactive seating map may provide additional information on the one or more of available individual time slots when triggered by, for example, a mouse placed over one of the available individual time slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Patent number: 7548866
    Abstract: This invention relates to an electronic means by which people can select the exact seat or seats they want for any type of event or reserve an appointment for any activity. More specifically, a customer or a ticket re-seller or a venue operator can go, for example, to the internet and select the event or activity for which he wants a ticket or tickets or reserve a time and reserve and order the exact seat or seats or the time of his choosing directly online. The seat or seats or reserved time he selects is then removed from the inventory for that activity or event and made not available for any other buyer and such is so indicated by a graphical representation or other such indicator on the online map or picture representing availability of seating or time for that event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Ceats, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung
  • Patent number: 7548869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving sets of seats in a venue. The system and method transmit information relating to sets of available seats in a venue to an application running on a general purpose computer for display to the end user. The system and method also provide a page that includes an interactive seating map showing information relating to the sets of available seats. Through the interactive seating map the end user can select one or more available seats or sets of seats. The interactive seating map may provide additional information on one or more of the sets of available seats in response to a user interaction with the seating map, for example, when the user places a mouse over one of the sets of available seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Ceats, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Halavais, Tony Cheng-Tong Chung