Patents by Inventor Robert D. Summers

Robert D. Summers 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: 9613521
    Abstract: A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content; and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, John H. Hebrank, James Fallon, Robert D. Summer
  • Patent number: 9514632
    Abstract: A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content; and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, John H. Hebrank, James Fallon, Robert D. Summer
  • Publication number: 20160110991
    Abstract: A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content; and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, John H. Hebrank, James Fallon, Robert D. Summer
  • Publication number: 20150325100
    Abstract: A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content; and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, John H. Hebrank, James Fallon, Robert D. Summer
  • Publication number: 20150278875
    Abstract: An electronic, vetted-entrepreneurship-enhancement commerce method implementable by common-affinity-interest network-communicant parties employing the structure of an electronic communication network to engage in affinity subject matter financial transactions, in association with a network-connected, limited-access, and specifically an entrepreneurially-vetted-network-communicant authorized-access-only, digital-data catalogue of commercially-transactable affinity-interest-associated goods-and-services (subject matter) deliverables that are represented by electronically transformed data stored in the catalogue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Robert D. Summer, Jon M. Dickinson
  • Patent number: 9147338
    Abstract: A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content; and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, John H. Hebrank, James Fallon, Robert D. Summer
  • Publication number: 20140034719
    Abstract: The computer readable tartan (CRT) system, method and product provide an effective and efficient way to generate a humanly recognizable and computer readable code (CRC) using at least two distinct colors. The CRT system, method and product more specifically provide a way to generate a computer readable tartan that is humanly recognizable and improves the functional relevance of CRCs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ricardo A. Summers, Robert D. Summers, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130241726
    Abstract: A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content; and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: OCHOA OPTICS LLC
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, John H. Hebrank, James Fallon, Robert D. Summer
  • Patent number: 8417565
    Abstract: A sourcing-provider-implemented, electronic-commerce, communication-network method for controlling acquisition-access to electronically-deliverable, affinity-interest deliverables in portions of which rights are held both by a sourcing provider and by a contributing network communicant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventors: Robert D Summer, Jon M. Dickinson
  • Patent number: 8412147
    Abstract: A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content; and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Ochoa Optics LLC
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, Jr., John H. Hebrank, James Fallon, Robert D. Summer, Laurie McNeil
  • Patent number: 8185433
    Abstract: A P2P (peer-to-peer) business and commerce-enhancing method including the steps of (a) identifying an active P2P network which is characterized with peers having a defined affinity interest in the exchange of at least category-A information, such as digital music song files, and (b) employing that at-least category-A information-exchange affinity interest as a carrier vehicle and growth engine for the promotion, within that network, of collateral income-generating transactions between a peer and a party who may be inside or outside the network. Of central importance to such commerce enhancement, or growth, as promoted by practice of the invention is that such growth is driven by network-internal, peer-group enthusiasm, linked with imaginative peer entrepreneurship in the engaging of peer-to-peer file-sharing behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Robert D. Summer, Jon M. Dickinson
  • Publication number: 20100280923
    Abstract: A sourcing-provider-implemented, electronic-commerce, communication-network method for controlling acquisition-access to electronically-deliverable, affinity-interest deliverables in portions of which rights are held both by a sourcing provider and by a contributing network communicant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Robert D. Summer, Jon M. Dickinson
  • Publication number: 20090216644
    Abstract: An electronic, computer-based, system-manager-supervised, network-commerce, method featuring cloud-computing-type activity, and including (a) forming within an electronic-network a subassembly of selected, distributed, different-affinity-interest, network-connected groups, (b) creating, selectively and distributively within the network, for such groups, selected, controlled-access, physical-electronic, digital-database catalogues of relevant, affinity-interest deliverables via selecting providers of such deliverables, and managing the electronic placement into the catalogues of chosen, selected-provider deliverables, (c) establishing, for and within each such group, vetted and incentivized, group-personnel entrepreneurial activity, wherein at least one so vetted group member is authorized to promote over the network, sales from a relevant catalogue of associated-provider deliverables, and (d) in association with such sales, and utilizing network resources, furnishing ancillary, commerce-related sales support
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Robert D. Summer, Jon M. Dickinson
  • Patent number: 7233781
    Abstract: A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content; and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Ochoa Optics LLC
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, Jr., John H. Hebrank, James Fallon, Robert D. Summer, Laurie McNeil
  • Patent number: 6850901
    Abstract: A universal automated order processing system represents multiple (e.g., hundreds or thousands) participating merchants who offer their products through the system. Customers become qualified for using the system by supplying a set of information (e.g., name, credit card number, shipping address) that is stored in a customer database. When a customer wishes to order a product, the customer calls the system, customer identity is automatically confirmed, the customer enters a product order number and the complete order is routed to the appropriate merchant with the information necessary for the merchant to fulfill the order. Available credit verification and other aspects of credit card transactions may be handled by either the system operator or the merchant. The system operator may offer revolving credit. The system may also be used to provide potential customers of the merchants with free product information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: World Theatre, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, Jr., Robert D. Summer, Kelly C. Sparks, Ollin B. Sykes, John H. Hebrank
  • Publication number: 20030069002
    Abstract: A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content; and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, John H. Hebrank, James Fallon, Robert D. Summer, Laurie McNeil
  • Publication number: 20020095357
    Abstract: A universal automated order processing system represents multiple (e.g., hundreds or thousands) participating merchants who offer their products through the system. Customers become qualified for using the system by supplying a set of information (e.g., name, credit card number, shipping address) that is stored in a customer database. When a customer wishes to order a product, the customer calls the system, customer identity is automatically confirmed, the customer enters a product order number and the complete order is routed to the appropriate merchant with the information necessary for the merchant to fulfill the order. Available credit verification and other aspects of credit card transactions may be handled by either the system operator or the merchant. The system operator may offer revolving credit. The system may also be used to provide potential customers of the merchants with free product information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: World Theatre, Inc., a North Carolina corporation
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, Robert D. Summer, Kelly C. Sparks, Ollin B. Sykes, John H. Hebrank
  • Patent number: 4177010
    Abstract: A cooled rotorblade has two separate cooling passages or series of passages in its aerofoil. One passage or series communicates with an aperture in the root or shank of the blade for the supply of cooling fluid while the other communicates with a hollow bush mounted in the shank to provide an inlet for cooling fluid. In addition to providing a cooling fluid inlet the bush serves to blank off an interconnection between the otherwise separate passages, the interconnection assisting the manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1979
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Limited
    Inventors: Terence M. Greaves, Robert D. Summers