Patents by Inventor Robert J. Starr
Robert J. Starr 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: 10273038Abstract: Overpack drum assemblies are disclosed. The overpack drum assemblies include a container base and a lid that may be securely closed on the base within a range of acceptable closure positions that may be visually indicated. The lid may include at least one leverage bracket for receiving a bar or other leverage tool that facilitates tightening and loosening of the lid. The container base may include at least one indented anti-rotation notch to help secure the container base against rotation during tightening or loosening of the lid. An anti-rotation fixture may be used to resist rotation of the container base.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: New Pig CorporationInventors: Anthony Scott Diminick, R. Douglas Evans, Jr., Robert J. Starr
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Patent number: 10213696Abstract: Methods, systems, and products adapt gaming applications to participants. Should one of the participants be a minor, for example, the gaming application may adapt to scenarios that are appropriate for minors. Similarly, the gaming application may adapt to customs associated with a country of a participant.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Barrett M. Kreiner, Steven A. Wright, Christian Kuhtz, Samuel N. Zellner, Robert J. Starr
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Patent number: 10024486Abstract: Portable collapsible fluid containment devices are disclosed comprising sidewall support braces that rotate from a collapsed generally horizontal position to a raised generally vertical position and lock into place. The sidewall braces may be attached to at least one sidewall of the containment device, and when raised support the sidewall in a fluid containment configuration. The sidewall braces comprise a base support leg, a sidewall support arm rotatably mounted on the support leg, and a locking tab for holding the sidewall support arm in the generally vertical position.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: New Pig CorporationInventors: Robert J. Starr, Dane R. Jackson, Daniel Massam
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Publication number: 20160185523Abstract: Portable collapsible fluid containment devices are disclosed comprising sidewall support braces that rotate from a collapsed generally horizontal position to a raised generally vertical position and lock into place. The sidewall braces may be attached to at least one sidewall of the containment device, and when raised support the sidewall in a fluid containment configuration. The sidewall braces comprise a base support leg, a sidewall support arm rotatably mounted on the support leg, and a locking tab for holding the sidewall support arm in the generally vertical position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Robert J. Starr, Dane R. Jackson, Daniel Massam
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Publication number: 20160121222Abstract: Methods, systems, and products adapt gaming applications to participants. Should one of the participants be a minor, for example, the gaming application may adapt to scenarios that are appropriate for minors. Similarly, the gaming application may adapt to customs associated with a country of a participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Barrett M. Kreiner, Steven A. Wright, Christian Kuhtz, Samuel N. Zellner, Robert J. Starr
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Publication number: 20160083150Abstract: Overpack drum assemblies are disclosed. The overpack drum assemblies include a container base and a lid that may be securely closed on the base within a range of acceptable closure positions that may be visually indicated. The lid may include at least one leverage bracket for receiving a bar or other leverage tool that facilitates tightening and loosening of the lid. The container base may include at least one indented anti-rotation notch to help secure the container base against rotation during tightening or loosening of the lid. An anti-rotation fixture may be used to resist rotation of the container base.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Anthony Scott Diminick, R. Douglas Evans, JR., Robert J. Starr
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Patent number: 9262046Abstract: Methods, systems, and products adapt gaming applications to participants. Should one of the participants be a minor, for example, the gaming application may adapt to scenarios that are appropriate for minors. Similarly, the gaming application may adapt to customs associated with a country of a participant.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LPInventors: Barrett M. Kreiner, Steven A. Wright, Christian Kuhtz, Samuel N. Zellner, Robert J. Starr
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Patent number: 8885666Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a user interface for facilitating communications between devices are provided. According to one aspect, an interface device provides communications between a first device and a second device. The interface device has an input for receiving data in a first format from the first device. Logic within the interface device is configured to receive a request to interact with the interface device and to provide a user interface in response to receiving the request. The logic identifies a second device for receiving the data from the first device. The logic identifies a second format that is compatible with the second device and translates the data to the second format. The interface device further has an output for transmitting the translated data to the second device.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven Tischer, Samuel N. Zellner, Robert J. Starr
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Patent number: 8880433Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for authenticating use of a mark. In one embodiment, a system for facilitation, authentication, and authorization of the use of a mark comprises a mark owner server that receives registration information from a reseller server via a network that requests to use a mark. The mark owner server determines whether the reseller server is authenticated to use the mark. If the reseller server is authenticated to use the mark, the mark owner server sends a key to the reseller server. The mark owner server receives the key from the reseller server to access the mark via the network and determines whether the reseller server is authorized to use the mark based on the key. If the reseller server is authorized to use the mark, the mark owner server sends a first mark via the network to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2005Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Robert J. Starr, Samuel N. Zellner
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Publication number: 20140246441Abstract: Collapsible fluid containment berms with collapsible sidewalls are disclosed. Support brackets including sidewall support arms may be rotated from lowered positions in which the sidewall is collapsed to raised positions in which the sidewall is generally vertical. The sidewall support arms may be contained in a pocket formed between inner and outer sidewall panels. The support brackets may include bottom legs connected to the rotatable sidewall support arms. The bottom legs may extend generally horizontally outwardly and/or inwardly from the sidewall, and may be contained in sleeves attached to a floor and/or an external skirt of the containment berm. A control strap connected to the sidewall support arms may be used to move the arms between their collapsed positions and their raised positions. A flexible control strap may be pulled to rotate the sidewall support arms around an axis such that the sidewall support arms slide within the sidewall pocket.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Inventors: Robert J. Starr, Matthew A. Romito, Mark S. Woytowich, Dane R. Jackson
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Patent number: 8699673Abstract: An interface prompts a user to enter a marker during a communications session, in which the user is able to later provide a subsequent version of the marker. Initially, a first version of the marker is received from the user. A processor associates the first version of the marker received from the user with a particular position in an information tree and stores the particular position in the information tree associated with the first version of the marker. A second version of the marker is received from the user and in response, the user is returned to the particular position in the information tree that has been stored and associated with the first version of the marker received from the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven Neil Tischer, Robert J. Starr
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Patent number: 8682929Abstract: Included is a user device for communicating product information. The user device might include a data storage device and a product identifier input device configured to receive a product identifier. Also included in the user device is logic configured to retrieve at least one user preference, logic configured to retrieve information regarding a product related to the product identifier from a data network, and logic configured to compare the at least one user preference with at least a portion of the information related to the product.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Robert J. Starr
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Publication number: 20130272509Abstract: An interface prompts a user to enter a marker during a communications session, in which the user is able to later provide a subsequent version of the marker. Initially, a first version of the marker is received from the user. A processor associates the first version of the marker received from the user with a particular position in an information tree and stores the particular position in the information tree associated with the first version of the marker. A second version of the marker is received from the user and in response, the user is returned to the particular position in the information tree that has been stored and associated with the first version of the marker received from the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Steven N. TISCHER, Robert J. STARR
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Patent number: 8554187Abstract: An apparatus and method for testing communication capabilities of networks and devices are provided. According to one aspect, an interface device for providing communications between a first and a second device comprises an input, logic, and an output. The input of the interface device receives data in a first format from the first device. The logic identifies the second device for receiving the data and identifies a second format compatible with the second device. The data is then translated to the second format. The logic may also determine a status of the interface device by testing components of the interface device to determine if the components are accessible and functioning. The output of the interface device then transmits the translated data to the second device.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven Tischer, Samuel N. Zellner, Robert J. Starr
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Publication number: 20130263005Abstract: Methods, systems, and products adapt gaming applications to participants. Should one of the participants be a minor, for example, the gaming application may adapt to scenarios that are appropriate for minors. Similarly, the gaming application may adapt to customs associated with a country of a participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Barrett M. Kreiner, Steven A. Wright, Christian Kuhtz, Samuel N. Zellner, Robert J. Starr
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Patent number: 8543098Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium for securely providing communications between devices and networks are provided. According to one aspect of the invention, an interface device for providing communications between a first communications network and a device associated with a second communications network comprises an input, an output, logic, and a security program to restrict access to the input or the output of the interface device, connected devices or associated communication networks. The one or more inputs of the interface device receive data in a first format from the first communications network. The logic translates the data to a second format compatible with the second communications device. The translated data is then transmitted to the device associated with the second communications network via the one or more outputs. The security program determines whether a device or user is authorized to receive data prior to granting access to the data.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven Tischer, Samuel N. Zellner, Robert J. Starr
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Publication number: 20130237145Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a user interface for facilitating communications between devices are provided. According to one aspect, an interface device provides communications between a first device and a second device. The interface device has an input for receiving data in a first format from the first device. Logic within the interface device is configured to receive a request to interact with the interface device and to provide a user interface in response to receiving the request. The logic identifies a second device for receiving the data from the first device. The logic identifies a second format that is compatible with the second device and translates the data to the second format. The interface device further has an output for transmitting the translated data to the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven Tischer, Samuel N. Zellner, Robert J. Starr
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Patent number: 8533070Abstract: An apparatus and method for aggregating and accessing data according to user information are provided. According to one aspect, an interface device for providing data between a first device and a second device comprises an input, an output, logic, and a repository for storing personal data and data associated with one or more users. The input of the interface device receives data in a first format from the first device. The logic receives a data request, identifies a second device for receiving the data, identifies a second format for the second device, and translates the data to the second format. The translated data is then transmitted to the second device via the output. The logic may further collect, aggregate, and transmit the aggregated data to a requesting device. The input may be a product identification input device. The second device may be billed for the data services.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven Tischer, Samuel N. Zellner, Robert J. Starr
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Patent number: 8526466Abstract: An apparatus and method for prioritizing communications between devices are provided. According to one aspect, an interface device for providing communications between at least one source device and at least one destination device comprises an input, logic, and an output. The input of the interface device receives data in a first format from the source device. The logic identifies the destination device for receiving the data. The logic then identifies a second format compatible with the destination device and translates the data from the first format to the second format. Transmission of the translated data is then prioritized by the logic based on characteristics of the translated data, which may include the format of the translated data or a service plan associated with the destination device or source device. The translated data is then transmitted to the identified destination device via the output.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven Tischer, Samuel N. Zellner, Robert J. Starr
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Patent number: 8480139Abstract: A drum band assembly for securing a lid to a drum. The drum band assembly includes a band having a first free end and a second free end and an attachment device connected to the band, wherein the attachment device is adapted for removably attaching the band to the drum. The drum band assembly further includes a lid mounting device attached to the lid and the band, wherein the lid mounting device is adapted to allow the lid to open and close on the drum.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: New Pig CorporationInventors: Robert J. Starr, R. Douglas Evans, Jr., George Shepherd