Patents by Inventor Stephen Owen

Stephen Owen 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: 11847236
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to a method, system, and programming for encrypted searching. In a search session, a uniform resource locator (URL) is received, wherein a portion of the URL is encrypted via a first key. A second key associated with the first key is obtained. A determination is made regarding whether a time-related criterion associated with the second key is satisfied. In response to the time-related criterion being satisfied, the portion of the URL is decrypted based on the second key to obtain a keyword, one or more search results are obtained based on the keyword, and a webpage including the one or more search results to be provided to a user is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Owens, Sonia Johnson, Ramu Adapala, Chris Elza Kurian
  • Publication number: 20220374552
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to a method, system, and programming for encrypted searching. In a search session, a uniform resource locator (URL) is received, wherein a portion of the URL is encrypted via a first key. A second key associated with the first key is obtained. A determination is made regarding whether a time-related criterion associated with the second key is satisfied. In response to the time-related criterion being satisfied, the portion of the URL is decrypted based on the second key to obtain a keyword, one or more search results are obtained based on the keyword, and a webpage including the one or more search results to be provided to a user is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Owens, Sonia Johnson, Ramu Adapala, Chris Elza Kurian
  • Patent number: 11470052
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to a method, system, and programming for encrypted searching. One or more keywords are obtained from a user. A uniform resource locator (URL) is generated, wherein a portion of the URL includes the one or more keywords encrypted via a first key. The URL is transmitted to a search server. In response to a time-related criterion associated with the URL being satisfied, one or more search results are obtained from the server, and in response to the time-related criterion associated with the URL being violated, a search box is obtained in response to transmitting the URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Owens, Sonia Johnson, Ramu Adapala, Chris Elza Kurian
  • Patent number: 11409889
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to a method, system, and programming for encrypted searching. In a search session, a uniform resource locator (URL) is received, wherein a portion of the URL is encrypted via a first key. A second key associated with the first key is obtained. A determination is made regarding whether a time-related criterion associated with the second key is satisfied. In response to the time-related criterion being satisfied, the portion of the URL is decrypted based on the second key to obtain a keyword, one or more search results are obtained based on the keyword, and a webpage including the one or more search results to be provided to a user is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Owens, Sonia Johnson, Ramu Adapala, Chris Elza Kurian
  • Patent number: 11133518
    Abstract: One example discloses an organic matter powered device, comprising: a set of electrodes configured to be coupled to a set of biologically active organic matter; a power generation circuit coupled to the electrodes; wherein the power generation circuit is configured to receive a first voltage and current from the organic matter, and output a second voltage and current generated by the first voltage and current; a monitoring circuit coupled to the electrodes and coupled to monitor the first voltage and current, and to be powered by the second voltage and current; wherein the monitoring circuit is configured to translate variations in the first voltage and current into an environmental attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Henri Verhoeven, Oswald Moonen, Stephen Owen
  • Publication number: 20210019426
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to a method, system, and programming for encrypted searching. In a search session, a uniform resource locator (URL) is received, wherein a portion of the URL is encrypted via a first key. A second key associated with the first key is obtained. A determination is made regarding whether a time-related criterion associated with the second key is satisfied. In response to the time-related criterion being satisfied, the portion of the URL is decrypted based on the second key to obtain a keyword, one or more search results are obtained based on the keyword, and a webpage including the one or more search results to be provided to a user is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Owens, Sonia Johnson, Ramu Adapala, Chris Elza Kurian
  • Publication number: 20210021576
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to a method, system, and programming for encrypted searching. One or more keywords are obtained from a user. A uniform resource locator (URL) is generated, wherein a portion of the URL includes the one or more keywords encrypted via a first key. The URL is transmitted to a search server. In response to a time-related criterion associated with the URL being satisfied, one or more search results are obtained from the server, and in response to the time-related criterion associated with the URL being violated, a search box is obtained in response to transmitting the URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Owens, Sonia Johnson, Ramu Adapala, Chris Elza Kurian
  • Publication number: 20200227767
    Abstract: One example discloses an organic matter powered device, comprising: a set of electrodes configured to be coupled to a set of biologically active organic matter; a power generation circuit coupled to the electrodes; wherein the power generation circuit is configured to receive a first voltage and current from the organic matter, and output a second voltage and current generated by the first voltage and current; a monitoring circuit coupled to the electrodes and coupled to monitor the first voltage and current, and to be powered by the second voltage and current; wherein the monitoring circuit is configured to translate variations in the first voltage and current into an environmental attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Henri Verhoeven, Oswald Moonen, Stephen Owen
  • Patent number: 9942359
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus that receives, over a network from a computing device being used by a user, a request to configure a first software module host with respect to a software module, the first software module host associated with the user. The apparatus transmits over the network to the computing device instructions to configure, for display by the computing device, the first software module host in accordance with the request. The apparatus computer transmits over the network to the computing device instructions to apply the same configuration with respect to the software module to a second software module host, the second software module host also associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Paul Broman, Stephen Owens, John Hazelwood, Parag Jain, Jayadev Chandrasekhar, Steven Carlson, David Pham
  • Publication number: 20170293601
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus that detects an input focus proximate an edit area of a web page navigated to by a user of a computing device via a web browser. The edit area is configured to receive input in a particular format. The method also includes the step of displaying, on a display of the computing device, information associated with the user and maintained by a service provider, the displayed information having a format matching the particular format of input for the edit area of the web page. In one embodiment, the web page is associated with the service provider. In another embodiment, the web page is not associated with the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Stephen Owens
  • Publication number: 20170257462
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus that receives, over a network from a computing device being used by a user, a request to configure a first software module host with respect to a software module, the first software module host associated with the user. The apparatus transmits over the network to the computing device instructions to configure, for display by the computing device, the first software module host in accordance with the request. The apparatus computer transmits over the network to the computing device instructions to apply the same configuration with respect to the software module to a second software module host, the second software module host also associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Paul BROMAN, Stephen OWENS, John HAZELWOOD, Parag JAIN, Jayadev CHANDRASEKHAR, Steven CARLSON, David PHAM
  • Patent number: 9707703
    Abstract: This invention relates to apparatus, kits and methods for the production of biomimetic constructs by plastically compressing a gel, such as a collagen gel, in a well using a plunger, which may be porous. The apparatus, kits and methods allow biomimetic constructs to be produced in a controlled and reproducible manner and are suitable for the production of multilayered constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: UCL BUSINESS PLC
    Inventors: Francis Michael Neves Zuzarte Tully, Stephen Owen, Michael Headlam Purser, Robert Brown, Tijna Alekseeva
  • Patent number: 9690769
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus that detects an input focus proximate an edit area of a web page navigated to by a user of a computing device via a web browser. The edit area is configured to receive input in a particular format. The method also includes the step of displaying, on a display of the computing device, information associated with the user and maintained by a service provider, the displayed information having a format matching the particular format of input for the edit area of the web page. In one embodiment, the web page is associated with the service provider. In another embodiment, the web page is not associated with the service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Owens
  • Patent number: 9686119
    Abstract: A scanning system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, portions of data are scanned. Further, access to a scanned portion of the data is allowed during scanning of another portion of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Owen Hearnden, Martin J. Lucas, Christopher M. Hinton, Nicolas K. Wilson
  • Patent number: 9674305
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus that receives, over a network from a computing device being used by a user, a request to configure a first software module host with respect to a software module, the first software module host associated with the user. The apparatus transmits over the network to the computing device instructions to configure, for display by the computing device, the first software module host in accordance with the request. The apparatus computer transmits over the network to the computing device instructions to apply the same configuration with respect to the software module to a second software module host, the second software module host also associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Paul Broman, Stephen Owens, John Hazelwood, Parag Jain, Jayadev Chandrasekhar, Steven Carlson, David Pham
  • Patent number: 9624655
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide touchless temperature and/or flow control for water faucets utilizing the movements of a user's hand toward or away from to a dispensing area of the faucet. One embodiment comprises a water faucet that provides touchless control of water dispensed by the water faucet. The water faucet comprises a controller and a spout head. The spout head includes a sensor electrically coupled to the controller that detects a movement of a user's hand toward or away from the spout head. The controller initiates dispensing of the water from the spout head at a pre-defined rate, and varies the flow rate based on the movement of the user's hand toward or away from the spout head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen Owen Gregory, James Louis Wolf
  • Patent number: 9605778
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a tubular comprises a tubular outer sheath defining an inner void; one or more core elements or assemblies disposed within the inner void; and a substantially solid filler in various embodiments disposed within and substantially filling the inner void, where the filler is adapted to give the tubular hoop strength in a crush situation and comprises a polymer with a density of at least 1.0. In some embodiments, these core assemblies comprise an extruded polymer layer typically extruded about core elements in a single pass, fitting about them without a sharp edge and defining an outer shape. The resulting tubular can comprise multiple regions which, though substantially filled, are filled with differing fillers densities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Owen Mast, Fraser Hynd Thomson, Rosianita Balena, Flavio Vasconcelos
  • Patent number: 9605779
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a tubular comprises a tubular outer sheath defining an inner void; one or more core elements or assemblies disposed within the inner void; and a substantially solid filler in various embodiments disposed within and substantially filling the inner void, where the filler is adapted to give the tubular hoop strength in a crush situation and comprises a polymer with a density of at least 1.0. In some embodiments, these core assemblies comprise an extruded polymer layer typically extruded about core elements in a single pass, fitting about them without a sharp edge and defining an outer shape. The resulting tubular can comprise multiple regions which, though substantially filled, are filled with differing fillers densities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Owen Mast, Fraser Hynd Thomson, Rosianita Balena, Flavio Vasconcelos
  • Patent number: D785195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: TAP Biosystems (PHC) Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Owen, Daren Stephen Huttlestone
  • Patent number: D943358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Stephen Owens