Patents by Inventor Steve Mason

Steve Mason 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: 20130346878
    Abstract: Roughly described, different drawing regions are opened for different users on the same whiteboard. Each drawing region has its own set of line appearance properties, which the user can set with a toolbar. Lines drawn in a drawing region adopt the line appearance properties then in effect for that drawing region, which also apply to replications of the line on other devices in the collaboration session. As the user draws toward a boundary of the user's drawing region, the boundary automatically moves so that the drawing continues to contain the user's drawing activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: Steve Mason
  • Publication number: 20130047093
    Abstract: The DIGITAL WHITEBOARD COLLABORATION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“DWC”) transform user multi-element touchscreen gestures via DWC components into updated digital collaboration whiteboard objects. In one embodiment, the DWC obtains user whiteboard input from a client device participating in a digital collaborative whiteboarding session. The DWC parses the user whiteboard input to determine user instructions, and modifies a tile object included in the digital collaborative whiteboarding session according to the determined user instructions. The DWC generates updated client viewport content for the client device. Also, the DWC determines that client viewport content of a second client device should be modified because of modifying the tile object included in the digital whiteboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jon Reuschel, Steve Mason, Clarkson Sheppard Thorp, Ammon Haggerty
  • Publication number: 20110196864
    Abstract: The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A VISUAL QUERY BUILDER (“VQB”) take user gesture inputs on displayed objects, and transform them via VQB components into search results display objects arranged by search relevance in proximity to the displayed objects. In one embodiment, the VQB obtains an object-manipulating gesture input, and correlates the object-manipulating gesture input to a display object. The VQB then classifies the object-manipulating gesture input as a specified type of search request. The VQB generates a search query according to the specified type of search request using metadata associated with the display object, and provides the search query to search engine(s) and/or database(s). The VQB obtains, in response to providing the search query, search result display objects and associated search result display object relevance values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Steve Mason, Ammon Haggerty, Michael Harville, Patrick Connolly
  • Publication number: 20110050595
    Abstract: A large scale multi-user, multi-touch system with a specialized zone-based user interface including methods for space management and spatial apportioning of audio cues. The system comprises a multi-touch display component fabricated in dimensions sufficient for at least a plurality of users and for displaying projected images and for receiving multi-touch input. The apparatus includes a plurality of image projectors, a plurality of cameras for sensing multi-touch input and the apparatus includes interface software for managing user space. The interface software implements techniques for managing multiple users using the same user interface component by allocating physical spaces within the multi-touch display component and coordinating movement of displayed objects between the physical spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Niklas Lundback, Steve Mason, Michael Harville, Ammon Haggerty, Nikolai Cornell
  • Publication number: 20110055703
    Abstract: A large scale multi-user, multi-touch system with a specialized zone-based user interface including methods for space management and spatial apportioning of audio cues. The system comprises a multi-touch display component fabricated in dimensions sufficient for at least a plurality of users and for displaying projected images and for receiving multi-touch input. The apparatus includes a plurality of image projectors, a plurality of cameras for sensing multi-touch input and the apparatus includes interface software for managing user space. The interface software implements techniques for managing multiple users using the same user interface component by allocating physical spaces within the multi-touch display component and coordinating movement of displayed objects between the physical spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Niklas Lundback, Steve Mason
  • Publication number: 20110022202
    Abstract: Position data is generated. The position data describes a respective current position of each of one or more billiard game objects in relation to a billiard table having a playing surface. A state of a billiards game being played is determined based on the position data. One or more perceptible effects associated with the determined state of the billiards game are selected. The one or more perceptible effects are produced in connection with the billiards game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Obscura Digital, Inc.
    Inventors: Niklas Lundback, Steve Mason, Michael Harville, Travis Threlkel
  • Publication number: 20110021257
    Abstract: Position data is generated. The position data describes a respective current position of each of one or more game objects (e.g., billiard game objects) in relation to a playing surface (e.g., a playing surface of a billiard table) defining a boundary of a field of play of a game involving use of the one or more game objects in the field of play. A graphical interface image is displayed on the playing surface. Whether the position data in relation to the displayed graphical interface image satisfies an input instruction predicate is determined. In response to a determination that the position data satisfies the input instruction predicate, the input instruction is executed on a machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Obscura Digital Inc.
    Inventors: Niklas Lundback, Steve Mason, Michael Harville, Travisss Threlkel
  • Publication number: 20110021256
    Abstract: Position data is generated. The position data describes real-time positions of each of one or more billiard balls moving on a playing surface of a billiard table. Imagery is displayed on the playing surface. The imagery dynamically responds to the position data as the one or more billiard balls move on the playing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Obscura Digital, Inc.
    Inventors: Niklas Lundback, Steve Mason, Michael Harville, Nikolai Cornell, Travis Threlkel
  • Publication number: 20090137429
    Abstract: Water-soluble amphoteric surfactants at low concentration thermostabilize enzymes in brine. The thermostabilized enzyme compositions can be used in a method to digest polymers at temperatures and/or salinities at which the enzyme is normally inactivated and/or coagulated without the surfactant. In oilfield applications, the composition can be used in well treatment methods including filtercake removal and polymer viscosity breaking in well treatment fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Shawn McCleskey Rimassa, Mathew Samuel, Steve Mason
  • Patent number: 7323567
    Abstract: Compounds or enantiomers of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, are useful for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruno Simoneau, Josee Bordeleau, Gulrez Fazal, Serge Landry, Steve Mason, Jean Rancourt
  • Publication number: 20070225317
    Abstract: Compounds or enantiomers of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, are useful for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Bruno SIMONEAU, Josee BORDELEAU, Gulrez FAZAL, Serge LANDRY, Steve MASON, Jean RANCOURT
  • Patent number: 7152697
    Abstract: A method of controlling and delaying the inversion of a drilling fluid and the wettability of a filtercake by using a delayed phase changing agent. The filtercake is preferably formed while drilling a subterranean formation using a drilling fluid includes: an oleaginous fluid; a non-oleaginous fluid; an amine surfactant having the structure: wherein R is a C12–C22 aliphatic hydrocarbon; R? is an independently selectable from hydrogen or C1 to C3 alkyl; A is NH or O, and 1?x+y?3. In the method, the filter cake is exposed to a delayed phase changing agent selected from the group consisting of aliphatic amine acids, salts of aliphatic amine acids and combinations thereof. In one preferred illustrative embodiment, the delayed phase changing agent is delivered in the form of a pill, the pill including a carrier fluid, a viscosifier and the delayed phase changing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: M-I LLC
    Inventors: Robert L. Horton, Bethicia Prasek, Frank E. Evans, Taylor Green, Mark Luyster, Steve Mason
  • Publication number: 20050239814
    Abstract: Compounds or enantiomers of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, are useful for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruno Simoneau, Josee Bordeleau, Gulrez Fazal, Serge Landry, Steve Mason, Jean Rancourt
  • Publication number: 20040176255
    Abstract: A method of controlling and delaying the inversion of a drilling fluid and the wettability of a filtercake by using a delayed phase changing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: M-I LLC
    Inventors: Robert L. Horton, Bethicia Prasek, Frank E. Evans, Taylor Green, Mark Luyster, Steve Mason