Patents by Inventor Scott A. McCuskey

Scott A. McCuskey 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: 12271956
    Abstract: An event-based social media search platform for pet and animal related searches includes a database for storing event data associated with user-created events relating to pets or animals for a plurality of users. The platform analyzes event data from different user-created events to determine when user-created events have event data in common. The platform alerts users of related events and facilitates communications between users to confirm that the user-created events relate to the same pets or animals. The platform can associate event data and users of related events in the database. Events can be published via social media platforms to assist users in searching for new pets and animals, finding missing pets and animals, or locating pets and animals after natural disasters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: WHAT'SCOMMON, INC.
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Patent number: 12235915
    Abstract: An event-based social media search platform includes a database for storing event data associated with user-created events for a plurality of users. The platform analyzes event data from different user-created events to determine when user-created events have event data in common. The platform alerts associated users of related events and facilitates communications between users to confirm that the user-created events are the same or related events. The platform can associate event data and users of related events in the database. Events can be published via social media platforms to assist users in finding other users who share common events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: WHAT'SCOMMON, INC.
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Publication number: 20240428223
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing tag-based social interaction are provided. Users generate tags that allows a third party to connect with the user. Personally identifiable information of the user can be obfuscated, thereby allowing a user to send random acts of kindness, payments, gift cards, or other types of communications to other users while remaining anonymous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Patent number: 12093920
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing tag-based social interaction are provided. Users generate tags that allows a third party to connect with the user. Personally identifiable information of the user can be obfuscated, thereby allowing a user to send random acts of kindness, payments, gift cards, or other types of communications to other users while remaining anonymous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Publication number: 20240104670
    Abstract: An event-based social media search platform for pet and animal related searches includes a database for storing event data associated with user-created events relating to pets or animals for a plurality of users. The platform analyzes event data from different user-created events to determine when user-created events have event data in common. The platform alerts users of related events and facilitates communications between users to confirm that the user-created events relate to the same pets or animals. The platform can associate event data and users of related events in the database. Events can be published via social media platforms to assist users in searching for new pets and animals, finding missing pets and animals, or locating pets and animals after natural disasters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Patent number: 11836811
    Abstract: An event-based social media search platform for pet and animal related searches includes a database for storing event data associated with user-created events relating to pets or animals for a plurality of users. The platform analyzes event data from different user-created events to determine when user-created events have event data in common. The platform alerts users of related events and facilitates communications between users to confirm that the user-created events relate to the same pets or animals. The platform can associate event data and users of related events in the database. Events can be published via social media platforms to assist users in searching for new pets and animals, finding missing pets and animals, or locating pets and animals after natural disasters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: WHAT'SCOMMON, INC.
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Publication number: 20230334465
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing tag-based social interaction are provided. Users generate tags that allows a third party to connect with the user. Personally identifiable information of the user can be obfuscated, thereby allowing a user to send random acts of kindness, payments, gift cards, or other types of communications to other users while remaining anonymous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Patent number: 11687909
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing tag-based social interaction are provided. Users generate tags that allows a third party to connect with the user. Personally identifiable information of the user can be obfuscated, thereby allowing a user to send random acts of kindness, payments, gift cards, or other types of communications to other users while remaining anonymous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Patent number: 11449561
    Abstract: An event-based social media search platform includes a database for storing event data associated with user-created events for a plurality of users. The platform analyzes event data from different user-created events to determine when user-created events have event data in common. The platform alerts associated users of related events and facilitates communications between users to confirm that the user-created events are the same or related events. The platform can associate event data and users of related events in the database. Events can be published via social media platforms to assist users in finding other users who share common events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: WHAT'SCOMMON, INC.
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Publication number: 20220019996
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing tag-based social interaction are provided. Users generate tags that allows a third party to connect with the user. Personally identifiable information of the user can be obfuscated, thereby allowing a user to send random acts of kindness, payments, gift cards, or other types of communications to other users while remaining anonymous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Publication number: 20200211125
    Abstract: An event-based social media search platform for pet and animal related searches includes a database for storing event data associated with user-created events relating to pets or animals for a plurality of users. The platform analyzes event data from different user-created events to determine when user-created events have event data in common. The platform alerts users of related events and facilitates communications between users to confirm that the user-created events relate to the same pets or animals. The platform can associate event data and users of related events in the database. Events can be published via social media platforms to assist users in searching for new pets and animals, finding missing pets and animals, or locating pets and animals after natural disasters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventor: Scott A. McCuskey
  • Patent number: 7165750
    Abstract: A caddy is provided for supporting a weapon such as a rifle, gun, pistol, cross bow, or long bow while hunting. The caddy serves as an adjustable cradle for supporting the weapon while aiming at a target and a safety device for transporting the weapon. The caddy may be mounted to any suitable support structure such as a tree stand, tree, hunting blind, fence, all terrain vehicle, wheelchair, or the like. In a particular embodiment, two or more caddies may be mounted on a tree stand to safely secure a weapon during set up in a tree. Each caddy may contain a safety device, such as a detachable rubber strap, for securing a weapon. When the safety device is removed, each caddy may be used as a cradle to support a weapon while aiming at a target, and the cradle may be adjusted horizontally, vertically, and/or pivotally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Inventors: Scott A. McCuskey, Shane C. McCuskey