Patents by Inventor Richard Bentley
Richard Bentley 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: 11959787Abstract: Methods and apparatuses associated with flow sensing devices are provided. An example flow sensing device may include a sensing element disposed at least partially within the housing, and a plurality of channels disposed within the housing defining a flow path configured to convey a flowing media through the flow sensing device, wherein the flow path is disposed proximate the sensing element such that at least a portion of the flowing media makes direct contact with the sensing element.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Brian Speldrich, Jamie Speldrich, Paul Bey, Scott Beck, Ian Bentley, Steven Lowery, Richard Bishop
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Publication number: 20230259890Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for future event recommendation are provided. For example, messages of a user account of a user are parsed to identify messages corresponding to events attended by the user. Event features are extracted from the messages, where an event feature is descriptive of an aspect of an event. An event database of future events is queried using the event features to identify future events having one or more of the event features. A description of the future events is constructed and provided to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventor: Frank Richard Bentley
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Patent number: 11636442Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for future event recommendation are provided. For example, messages of a user account of a user are parsed to identify messages corresponding to events attended by the user. Event features are extracted from the messages, where an event feature is descriptive of an aspect of an event. An event database of future events is queried using the event features to identify future events having one or more of the event features. A description of the future events is constructed and provided to the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLCInventor: Frank Richard Bentley
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Publication number: 20220373184Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the flow of air through an air inlet in a solid fuel burner comprises: a mechanical temperature sensor for sensing the temperature within the solid fuel burner, the sensor comprising first and second elongate parts having different coefficients of linear thermal expansion and arranged such that a first end of the first elongate part moves linearly relative to a first end of the second elongate part in response to a change in the sensed temperature; a movable valve member for controlling the flow of air through the air inlet; and a mechanism for coupling the first end of the first elongate part to the movable valve member so as to close or restrict the air inlet as the sensed temperature increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Otter Controls LimitedInventors: Richard Bentley, Andrew Hunt, Stephen Hollick
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Patent number: 11334219Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for graphically presenting messages are provided. For example, a plurality of messages, associated with a messaging account, comprising a first message and a second message may be received. A first graphical object may be generated by a device, such as a server and/or a client device of a user, based upon the first message. A second graphical object may be generated by the device based upon the second message. In response to receiving a request to access the messaging account, the device may present the first graphical object. In response to receiving one or more user inputs corresponding to the first graphical object, an action may be performed and/or the second graphical object may be presented.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLCInventors: Sebastian Muehl, Anthony Richard Murphy, Frank Richard Bentley, Bryan Sze Pui Wong, Danny Javier Espinoza, Vince Borja Magistrado
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Patent number: 10692098Abstract: Methods and systems for predicting content consumption are provided herein. An application log of a user, comprising a user's application data, and a viewing log of the user, comprising the user's viewing data (e.g., television programs watched by the user), may be evaluated over a time period to construct a model. The model may comprise a correlation between the viewing log and the application log during the time period (e.g., what applications the user interacts with while watching a program). Second application data, regarding application usage of a second user, may be extracted. The model may be applied to the second application data to identify an expected viewing action of the second user (e.g., what program the second user is likely to watch during the time period based upon applications used by the second user). The second user may be provided with content related to the expected viewing action.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Oath Inc.Inventors: Christian Holz, Frank Richard Bentley, Ayman Farahat
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Publication number: 20190340580Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for future event recommendation are provided. For example, messages of a user account of a user are parsed to identify messages corresponding to events attended by the user. Event features are extracted from the messages, where an event feature is descriptive of an aspect of an event. An event database of future events is queried using the event features to identify future events having one or more of the event features. A description of the future events is constructed and provided to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventor: Frank Richard Bentley
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Patent number: 10331752Abstract: One or more systems and/or methods for determining a query date range and/or searching a content corpus are provided. A set of content items (e.g., digital images, videos, etc.), associated with an event, may be identified from a content corpus. The set of content items may be evaluated to identify temporal features (e.g., digital time stamps) for the set of content items. A query date range for the event may be determined based upon the temporal features (e.g., users may capture photos that are related to Christmas from December 4th to December 27th). In an example, responsive to receiving a search query, associated with the event, the search query may be adjusted based upon the query date range to create an adjusted search query. The content corpus may be searched using the adjusted search query to create search query results for the search query.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Oath Inc.Inventors: Frank Richard Bentley, Joseph Nathaniel Kaye, David Ayman Shamma, John Alexis Guerra Gomez
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Publication number: 20190146635Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for graphically presenting messages are provided. For example, a plurality of messages, associated with a messaging account, comprising a first message and a second message may be received. A first graphical object may be generated by a device, such as a server and/or a client device of a user, based upon the first message. A second graphical object may be generated by the device based upon the second message. In response to receiving a request to access the messaging account, the device may present the first graphical object. In response to receiving one or more user inputs corresponding to the first graphical object, an action may be performed and/or the second graphical object may be presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Sebastian Muehl, Anthony Richard Murphy, Frank Richard Bentley, Bryan Sze Pui Wong, Danny Javier Espinoza, Vince Borja Magistrado
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Patent number: 10286284Abstract: A golf training device comprises a first elastic band loop attached to a strap wrapped around the lead shoulder of the golfer at one end and to the shaft of the golf club at the other end and also comprises a second elastic band loop attached to a strap wrapped around the lead shoulder of the golfer at one end and to the butt end of the grip of the golf club at the other end. When the golfer extends his or her arms to swing the golf club, the resistance provided by the rubber bands helps guide the golfer's swing by informing the proper location of the arms and hands of the golfer relative to the body for maximum leverage throughout the golf swing.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Inventor: Joseph Richard Bentley
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Publication number: 20190054361Abstract: A golf training device comprises a first elastic band loop attached to a strap wrapped around the lead shoulder of the golfer at one end and to the shaft of the golf club at the other end and also comprises a second elastic band loop attached to a strap wrapped around the lead shoulder of the golfer at one end and to the butt end of the grip of the golf club at the other end. When the golfer extends his or her arms to swing the golf club, the resistance provided by the rubber bands helps guide the golfer's swing by informing the proper location of the arms and hands of the golfer relative to the body for maximum leverage throughout the golf swing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventor: Joseph Richard Bentley
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Publication number: 20170024388Abstract: One or more systems and/or methods for determining a query date range and/or searching a content corpus are provided. A set of content items (e.g., digital images, videos, etc.), associated with an event, may be identified from a content corpus. The set of content items may be evaluated to identify temporal features (e.g., digital time stamps) for the set of content items. A query date range for the event may be determined based upon the temporal features (e.g., users may capture photos that are related to Christmas from December 4th to December 27th). In an example, responsive to receiving a search query, associated with the event, the search query may be adjusted based upon the query date range to create an adjusted search query. The content corpus may be searched using the adjusted search query to create search query results for the search query.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Frank Richard Bentley, Joseph Nathaniel Kaye, David Ayman Shamma, John Alexis Guerra Gomez
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Publication number: 20160335645Abstract: Methods and systems for predicting content consumption are provided herein. An application log of a user, comprising a user's application data, and a viewing log of the user, comprising the user's viewing data (e.g., television programs watched by the user), may be evaluated over a time period to construct a model. The model may comprise a correlation between the viewing log and the application log during the time period (e.g., what applications the user interacts with while watching a program). Second application data, regarding application usage of a second user, may be extracted. The model may be applied to the second application data to identify an expected viewing action of the second user (e.g., what program the second user is likely to watch during the time period based upon applications used by the second user). The second user may be provided with content related to the expected viewing action.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Christian Holz, Frank Richard Bentley, Ayman Farahat
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Patent number: 8245137Abstract: In an electronic document filing system, placeholder objects are used to provide an explicit representation of document files which are not yet present but which are explicitly expected by the system. A placeholder object can be a real filing system object, which may be processed by the filing system in the same manner as any other filing system object, and can include filing system data such as file metadata. The metadata may be associated with an expected source for the document file (e.g., for automatic capture of a paper document from a scanner).Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2002Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Rachel Jones, Allan MacLean, Richard Bentley, Graham Button, Jon O'Brien, Kevin Palfreyman, James E. Pycock
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Publication number: 20110104735Abstract: The present invention discloses novel methods and omental, myocardial, liver, lung, renal, peritoneal, intestinal and pancreatic mesothelial cells which are useful for a number of procedures including drug discovery, co-culturing, cell therapy and bioassay. The invention provides a method for isolating these cells that improves upon the methods previously used and provides cells isolated in quantity. The present invention provides a list of secreted proteins from omentum mesothelial cells that can be utilized in the described cell based assays.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: BENJAMIN MARCUS BUEHRER, RICHARD BENTLEY CHEATHAM, JAMES BRADFORD NICOLL, PETER EARL PIERACCINI
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Patent number: 7489921Abstract: The present invention provides an automated user notification system for monitoring user items and notifying a user when selected conditions occur. A first portion of the notification system comprises a network operations center (NOC). The NOC stores user information about one or more user items and is further coupled to a plurality of communication devices that can automatically contact a user. A second portion of the notification system comprises at least one detector. The detector monitors one or more user items and provides efficiently encoded information regarding selected conditions of the user items to the NOC via a communication link. After the information is received and decoded by the NOC, the NOC automatically matches the received information to information stored at the NOC to determine if a condition exists about which the user should be notified.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2005Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: deCarta Inc.Inventors: Steven Bristow, Richard Bentley, Bruce Durham, Gregory Delory
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Patent number: 7310509Abstract: The present invention provides an automated user notification system for monitoring user items and notifying a user when selected conditions occur. A first portion of the notification system comprises a network operations center (NOC). The NOC stores user information about one or more user items and is further coupled to a plurality of communication devices that can automatically contact a user. A second portion of the notification system comprises at least one detector. The detector monitors one or more user items and provides efficiently encoded information regarding selected conditions of the user items to the NOC via a communication link. After the information is received and decoded by the NOC, the NOC automatically matches the received information to information stored at the NOC to determine if a condition exists about which the user should be notified.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2001Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: deCarta Inc.Inventors: Steven Bristow, Richard Bentley, Bruce Durham, Gregory Delory
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Patent number: 7287024Abstract: An electronic board system includes an electronic board having a screen for displaying information of interest to a work group or community, an input device for receiving information from users in a group or community to be displayed on the electronic board, a memory for storing information received from the input device and a processor for selecting which information stored in the memory to display on the screen, where and how to display the selected information on the screen and displaying the selected information on the screen. The processor selects which information to display in accordance with a predetermined relationship based on a group-based recommendation criteria and user interest. A plurality of sensors disposed behind the screen detect user interest in information displayed on the screen near the sensor. User interest may also be determined by monitoring user requests for copies of information displayed on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2004Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Dave Snowdon, Antonietta Grasso, James Pycock, Richard Bentley
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Publication number: 20070222399Abstract: A system of extra-low voltage outdoor lighting is disclosed in which any number of light fixtures each have an individual control module, internal to the fixture or external to the fixture. The control module allows for the use of a power supply transformer (120 volt AC) manufactured to supply power to the extra-low voltage secondary transmission conductors, ranging from 12 volts up to a maximum of 30 volts AC, thus in some instances carrying voltage which is significantly higher than standard to the said control module. Each extra-low voltage fixture of 12 volts is fed from this over-voltage transformer through extra-low voltage secondary transmission conductors and through the control module, which rectifies the supply voltage to DC and then regulates that same voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: Montgomery Bondy, Allen Hepworth, Brent McKee, Richard Bentley
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Publication number: 20060292684Abstract: A new and useful way of treating oxidized-contaminant-containing water, soil, rock, other geological or non-geological matrix formation (such as a landfill) is provided. A bioreactor is provided that includes elemental sulfur and a microbial population capable of oxidizing sulfur and reducing pertechnate (TcO4?), arsenate (H2AsO4?), chromate (CrO42?), bromate (BrO3?), chlorite (ClO2?), chlorate (ClO3?), perchlorate (ClO4?), and uranium(VI) oxide, with biological reduction of these oxidized contaminants in the matrix containing the oxidized contaminant performed by the bioreactor, with the elemental sulfur as the electron donor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: Harold Bentley, Richard Bentley