Patents by Inventor Steven J. Blachman

Steven J. Blachman 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).

  • System and method for identifying and recovering stranded voting ballots
    Patent number: 10505801
    Abstract: Techniques for configuring and operating a network connected election voting system are provided. Voting devices are network connected to a voting system controller. Alerts are provided when a ballot becomes stranded on a voting device. The stranded ballots may be untransferrable ballots or interrupted ballots. A recovery mechanism is provided to obtain the data for untransferrable ballots. The alerts may be provided at a display on the voting device, controller or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew E. Tinney, Steven J. Blachman, Robert J. Scheibler, Ievgen Konovalenko
  • System and method for electronic voting network
    Patent number: 10467837
    Abstract: A local electronic voting network configured as a daisy chain network is provided. Each network device may include a switch for routing and propagating voting network communications. A TCP/IP protocol over Ethernet based connections may be used. Voting devices may include a relay configured such that in case of power down of a voting device the relay shunts the communications down the network. Multiple input/output ports may be provided on network devices and a physical port blocker is provided to block unused ports. A network controller may include a display screen which utilizes a graphical user interface to display status information regarding individual ones of the voting devices that are coupled to the voting network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Blachman, James M. Canter, Carlos A. Gomez
  • System And Method For Electronic Voting Network
    Publication number: 20180005473
    Abstract: A local electronic voting network configured as a daisy chain network is provided. Each network device may include a switch for routing and propagating voting network communications. A TCP/IP protocol over Ethernet based connections may be used. Voting devices may include a relay configured such that in case of power down of a voting device the relay shunts the communications down the network. Multiple input/output ports may be provided on network devices and a physical port blocker is provided to block unused ports. A network controller may include a display screen which utilizes a graphical user interface to display status information regarding individual ones of the voting devices that are coupled to the voting network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Steven J. Blachman, James M. Canter, Carlos A. Gomez
  • System And Method For Identifying And Recovering Stranded Voting Ballots
    Publication number: 20170353349
    Abstract: Techniques for configuring and operating a network connected election voting system are provided. Voting devices are network connected to a voting system controller. Alerts are provided when a ballot becomes stranded on a voting device. The stranded ballots may be untransferrable ballots or interrupted ballots. A recovery mechanism is provided to obtain the data for untransferrable ballots. The alerts may be provided at a display on the voting device, controller or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Drew E. Tinney, Steven J. Blachman, Robert J. Scheibler, JR., Ievgen Konovalenko