Patents by Inventor Richard D. Myers

Richard D. Myers 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: 11989195
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying estimated relevance indicators for result sets of documents and for displaying query visualizations are disclosed. A method includes receiving a search query including a plurality of query terms. The method further includes searching a database using the search query to identify the result set of documents and calculating an estimated relevance score for the result set of documents. The estimated relevance score is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. The method further includes providing for display the estimated relevance indicator based on the estimated relevance score. The estimated relevance indicator provides a visual indication of the degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. Query visualizations including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of connectors are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Travis Shane Ritchie, Todd J. Frascone
  • Publication number: 20240090703
    Abstract: A cordless appliance includes a blender having a base unit with a housing and an upwardly opening upper cavity. A drive connection is positioned within the upwardly opening upper cavity. The housing further includes a battery-receiving cavity that is configured to receive a removable battery. A motor is disposed within the housing of the base unit it is contemplated to be powered by the removable battery. A blender jar includes an upper collar in an interior cavity. A first lid assembly is configured to be coupled to the upper collar of the blender jar and includes a blade assembly and a drive connecting member. A second lid assembly includes a cap member removably received on an open aperture of the second lid assembly. The first and second lid assemblies are configured for limited rotation with respect to the blender jar for engagement of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antonius K. Aditjandra, Richard D. Arnold, Lynsey A. Howse, Rebecca K. Kasner, Brandon Tyler Mock, John Jay Myers, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Yifan Wang, Rex D. Wilson
  • Patent number: 4427160
    Abstract: In a tape cartridge, an equalizer for tension in the tape, comprising a unitary oscillatable member having means bearing on the tape at the takeoff area of a reel on a loose hub, and a second means bearing on the tape at the return or feedback area, the tape itself causing oscillation of the equalizer to avoid unequal tension in the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Assignee: Marathon Products Corporation
    Inventor: Richard D. Myers