Patents by Inventor Richard Ferdinand

Richard Ferdinand 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).

  • Publication number: 20250090713
    Abstract: A continuous disinfection device for removing pathogens from an airspace including a housing having an air intake and output and containing a treatment chamber. The treatment chamber has inner boundary walls protectively surrounding a source of ultraviolet (UVC) irradiance and an internal volume measured on a basis of a unit size of 1 cubic foot. An air flow management system between the inner boundary walls and the UVC source provides an exposure slot having a cross-sectional area receiving at least 20 kWatts/m2. A fan draws air through the treatment chamber. The cross-sectional area of the exposure slot provides all drawn air with at least 360 milliseconds of dwell time within the exposure slot to produce treated air with at least 99.99% of pathogens eradicated while maintaining a throughput of about 120 units of air per minute drawn through the pathogen removal system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Kyler F. LUNMAN, II, Richard A. FERDINAND
  • Publication number: 20250009928
    Abstract: A method for environmentally-modifying air within an indoor space containing disease-causing pathogens by initially conveying a selected volume of air from the indoor space to an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) chamber. The selected volume of air is irradiated within the chamber while subjecting the selected volume of air to turbulence to obtain treated air in less than 2 seconds having at least a log 4 reduction of disease-causing pathogens. The treated air containing at least 99.99% inactivated pathogens is dispensed from the chamber to permeate back in to the indoor space to dilute and diffuse the disease-causing pathogens remaining in the indoor space. The irradiating step includes inactivating disease-causing pathogens in situ without contaminating or blurring the characteristics of the disease-causing pathogens so that the dispensed treated air consists of environmentally-modified breathable air with high acuity and sharpness of the inactivated pathogens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Kyler F. LUNMAN, II, Richard A. FERDINAND
  • Patent number: 10672362
    Abstract: A media engine includes modules to retrieve a first graphics object and a second graphics object to be displayed on a screen, and perform asynchronous pixel transfers of the first graphics object and the second graphics object such that the first graphics object and the second graphics object are shown independently in a single frame, and the asynchronous pixel transfers include batching of draw calls based on the similarity of meshes in the first graphics object and the second graphic object to generate a batch of draw calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: FFIPCO, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick McKeever, Richard Ferdinand, Cornelius Shea
  • Publication number: 20200058263
    Abstract: A media engine includes modules to retrieve a first graphics object and a second graphics object to be displayed on a screen, and perform asynchronous pixel transfers of the first graphics object and the second graphics object such that the first graphics object and the second graphics object are shown independently in a single frame, and the asynchronous pixel transfers include batching of draw calls based on the similarity of meshes in the first graphics object and the second graphic object to generate a batch of draw calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick MCKEEVER, Richard FERDINAND, Cornelius SHEA
  • Patent number: 9667598
    Abstract: A computerized methods and systems to create, control and manage restricted scope and closed internet interactive networks, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks. The invention permits the protected network, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks to be connected to an open or previously established network, yet still remaining protected, secure and anonymous. Entrance into the protected interactive networks, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks by the user is achieved through a protected network device, anonymous address code, anonymous access code and/or anonymous login information. As the user interacts with the digital elements within the protected interactive networks, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks, a database of said interactions is created and used by the protected network provider in various ways, such as for user behavior information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventor: Richard Ferdinand
  • Publication number: 20170004520
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods useful for reverse-searching, and categorizing consumer markets and preferences according to consumer and/or viewer interaction, in any type of display format, which in turn creates consumer and/or viewer interaction data. The data is then used to process the reverse-search within a database. The methods generally can be utilized for commercial purposes, by a business, such as for advertising or solicitation to the viewer. Also disclosed herein is the incorporation of the Pre-Search Query Label Stack into the reverse-search which improves the quality and reliability of the reverse-search. The methods can provide new and improved commercial success in advertising, education, training, branding, promotional activity, notice, offer and solicitation by the business to the consumer or viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Richard A. Ferdinand
  • Publication number: 20160203513
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods useful for reverse-searching, and categorizing consumer markets and preferences according to consumer and/or viewer interaction, in any type of display format, which in turn creates consumer and/or viewer interaction data. The data is then used to process the reverse-search within a database. The methods generally can be utilized for commercial purposes, by a business, such as for advertising or solicitation to the viewer. Also disclosed herein is the incorporation of the Pre-Search Query Label Stack into the reverse-search which improves the quality and reliability of the reverse-search. The methods can provide new and improved commercial success in advertising, education, training, branding, promotional activity, notice, offer and solicitation by the business to the consumer or viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Richard A. Ferdinand
  • Publication number: 20160127324
    Abstract: A computerized methods and systems to create, control and manage restricted scope and closed internet interactive networks, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks. The invention permits the protected network, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks to be connected to an open or previously established network, yet still remaining protected, secure and anonymous. Entrance into the protected interactive networks, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks by the user is achieved through a protected network device, anonymous address code, anonymous access code and/or anonymous login information. As the user interacts with the digital elements within the protected interactive networks, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks, a database of said interactions is created and used by the protected network provider in various ways, such as for user behavior information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Richard Ferdinand
  • Publication number: 20160092667
    Abstract: A system and method for utilizing and replacing an anonymous recognition substrates, which can be anonymous recognition cards, codes, emitters, tags, or any combination. The invention permits replacing and utilizing of anonymous recognition substrates at anonymous web-based program and/or at an anonymous interactive display terminals. Whereby the anonymous substrate holder may create an anonymous account on a web-based program and/or at an interactive display terminal using the anonymous substrate's anonymous code. The user may securely request a new anonymous substrate from the web-based program and/or at the interactive display terminal. The web-based program provider and/or the interactive display terminal provider can anonymously message and track the anonymous account holder and/or anonymous substrate holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Richard A. Ferdinand
  • Publication number: 20160019596
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods useful for reverse-searching, and categorizing consumer markets and preferences according to consumer and/or viewer interaction, in any type of display format, which in turn creates consumer and/or viewer interaction data. The data is then used to process the reverse-search within a database. The methods generally can be utilized for commercial purposes, by a business, such as for advertising or solicitation to the viewer. Also disclosed herein is the incorporation of the Pre-Search Query Label Stack into the reverse-search which improves the quality and reliability of the reverse-search. The methods can provide new and improved commercial success in advertising, education, training, branding, promotional activity, notice, offer and solicitation by the business to the consumer or viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventor: Richard A. Ferdinand
  • Publication number: 20140196139
    Abstract: A computerized methods and systems to create, control and manage restricted scope and closed internet interactive networks, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks. The invention permits the protected network, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks to be connected to an open or previously established network, yet still remaining protected, secure and anonymous. Entrance into the protected interactive networks, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks by the user is achieved through a protected network device, anonymous address code, anonymous access code and/or anonymous login information. As the user interacts with the digital elements within the protected interactive networks, subnetworks and sub-subnetworks, a database of said interactions is created and used by the protected network provider in various ways, such as for user behavior information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventor: Richard A. Ferdinand
  • Publication number: 20140189794
    Abstract: A system and method for utilizing and replacing an anonymous recognition substrates, which can be anonymous recognition cards, codes, emitters, tags, or any combination. The invention permits replacing and utilizing of anonymous recognition substrates at anonymous web-based program and/or at an anonymous interactive display terminals. Whereby the anonymous substrate holder may create an anonymous account on a web-based program and/or at an interactive display terminal using the anonymous substrate's anonymous code. The user may securely request a new anonymous substrate from the web-based program and/or at the interactive display terminal. The web-based program provider and/or the interactive display terminal provider can anonymously message and track the anonymous account holder and/or anonymous substrate holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventor: Richard A. Ferdinand
  • Publication number: 20140089102
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods useful for reverse-searching, and categorizing consumer markets and preferences according to consumer and/or viewer interaction, in any type of display format, which in turn creates consumer and/or viewer interaction data. The data is then used to process the reverse-search within a database. The methods generally can be utilized for commercial purposes, by a business, such as for advertising or solicitation to the viewer. Also disclosed herein is the incorporation of the Pre-Search Query Label Stack into the reverse-search which improves the quality and reliability of the reverse-search. The methods can provide new and improved commercial success in advertising, education, training, branding, promotional activity, notice, offer and solicitation by the business to the consumer or viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventor: Richard A. Ferdinand