Patents by Inventor Steven Rubenstein
Steven Rubenstein 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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Publication number: 20080083893Abstract: The invention provides simplified methods and devices for conserving water by controlling water flow from plumbing fixtures using voice or sound commands. One aspect of the invention provides a method for conserving water that includes the step of: providing a faucet or showerhead or the like with voice or sound control of the amount of water flow, which control does not include control of temperature of water exiting the fixture. Another aspect of the invention provides a device for conserving water that includes a voice or sound command-responsive control unit that controls the amount of flow of water from a plumbing fixture such as a faucet or showerhead by actuating a valve that is disposed downstream of the mixing of hot and cold water. Valve states may include only open and closed, i.e., on and off, or may optionally include one or more intermediate flow positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2006Publication date: April 10, 2008Inventor: Steven Rubenstein
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Publication number: 20070244096Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment or prevention of metabolic and cell proliferative diseases or conditions are provided herein. In particular, the invention provides compounds which modulate the activity of proteins involved in lipid metabolism and cell proliferation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.Inventors: Brian Fox, Noboru Furukawa, Xiaolin Hao, Kiyosei Iio, Takashi Inaba, Simon Jackson, Frank Kayser, Marc Labelle, Kexue Li, Takuya Matsui, Dustin McMinn, Nobuya Ogawa, Steven Rubenstein, Shoichi Sagawa, Kazuyuki Sugimoto, Masahiro Suzuki, Masahiro Tanaka, Guosen Ye, Atsuhito Yoshida, Jian Zhang
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Publication number: 20070203123Abstract: Novel acetylamino benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an acetylamino benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2007Publication date: August 30, 2007Inventors: Richard Wilde, Ellen Welch, James Takasugi, Neil Almstead, Steven Rubenstein, Holger Beckmann
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Patent number: 7155415Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention overcome the problems in the existing art described above by providing a secure digital content licensing system and method. Rental of the digital content occurs within an online environment including one or more user network-enabled devices and one or more server network devices connected by a communications link to the one or more user network-enabled devices. A user selects content displayed on a main website and requests download of the selected content to the user network-enabled device. To be able to access the content the user must obtain a license. The user's request for a license for specific content comprises information about a desired rental model, an expiration date for the rental model, and information that identifies the user's user network-enabled device, along with other information. A license for the content is generated which comprises the above information and also includes an encryption key for the selected movie.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2001Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Movielink LLCInventors: Chris Russell, Todd Avery Outten, Bryan Gentry Spaulding, Scott Jeffrey Sherr, Ira Steven Rubenstein, Yair Landau, Brian David Lakamp, Jeremy Eli Barnett, Douglas Daiseug Chey, Michael R. Arrieta, Mary Korman, Harish Mandyam, Thomas M. Rodriguez, Andrew Mosson, Ernesto Brodersohn, Mary Abraham
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Publication number: 20060167263Abstract: Novel acetylamino benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an acetylamino benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2005Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Richard Wilde, Ellen Welch, James Takasugi, Neil Almstead, Steven Rubenstein, Holger Beckmann
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Patent number: 7024466Abstract: Network systems and processes for delivery of electronic content to recipient processors may be configured to facilitate the delivery of relatively large content items and/or a relatively large number of content items. In one example, a movie rental system and process delivers (downloads) movie files to customers across the Internet. System network architecture includes three or more layers of servers, including a main server supporting an interface for recipient processors to request content items, a plurality of parent servers, and a plurality of edge servers. Edge servers are distributed throughout a region in which the system provides content delivery services to recipient processors. Parent servers, spaced across the service region, support edge servers. A copy of each content item available through the service is distributed from the main server to each parent servers for storage.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2001Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Movielink, LLCInventors: Todd Avery Outten, Bryan Gentry Spaulding, Scott Jeffrey Sherr, Ira Steven Rubenstein, Yair Landau, Douglas Daiseung Chey, Michael R. Arrieta, Harish Mandyam, Thomas M. Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20020154157Abstract: A user interface for use with a content items delivery apparatus and method which simulates the look and feel of a video rental store. Rental of the content items occurs within an online environment including one or more client computers and at least one network server connected by a communications link to the one or more client computers. The method includes providing access to an online catalog stored within a memory of a network video server computer and displayed on a main website. The online catalog includes information regarding digital video signals available for rental from the network server computer. The digital video signals may be displayed as virtual video boxes on a virtual carousel or on virtual shelves. The user may select a digital video signal and purchase a license to view the selected digital video signal based on an access level selected by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2001Publication date: October 24, 2002Inventors: Scott Jeffrey Sherr, Ira Steven Rubenstein, Yair Landau, Andrew C. Frank, Brian David Lakamp, Bryan Gentry Spaulding, Charles Jonathan Evans, Everton Anthony Schnabel, Hartmut Ochs, Jeremy Eli Barnett, Seth David Palmer, Todd Michael Henderson, William W. Chong, Bruce Forest, Steven Koening
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Publication number: 20020073033Abstract: The present invention overcomes the problems in the existing art described above by providing an online digital video signal transfer apparatus and method. Rental of the digital video signals occurs within an online environment including one or more client computers and at least one network server connected by a communications link to the one or more client computers. The method includes providing access to an online catalog stored within a memory of a network video server computer. The online catalog includes information regarding digital video signals available for rental from the network server computer. Requests are then received from client computers for rental of digital video signals selected from the online catalog for a specified period of time. The requests include electronic payment based on the selected digital video signal and the specified period of time. Once electronic payment is provided, the digital video signal is transmitted to the client computer via communications link.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: Scott Jeffrey Sherr, Eva Miranda, Ira Steven Rubenstein, Sean Brennan Carey, Yair Landau, Andrew C. Frank, Brian David Lakamp, Bryan Gentry Spaulding, Charles Jonathan Evans, Everton Anthony Schnabel, Hartmut Ochs, Jeremy Eli Barnett, Seth David Palmer, Todd Michael Henderson, William W. Chong, Steven Koenig, Bruce Forest
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Publication number: 20020069420Abstract: Network systems and processes for delivery of electronic content to recipient processors may be configured to facilitate the delivery of relatively large content items and/or a relatively large number of content items. In one example, a movie rental system and process delivers (downloads) movie files to customers across the Internet. System network architecture includes three or more layers of servers, including a main server supporting an interface for recipient processors to request content items, a plurality of parent servers, and a plurality of edge servers. Edge servers are distributed throughout a region in which the system provides content delivery services to recipient processors. Parent servers, spaced across the service region, support edge servers. A copy of each content item available through the service is distributed from the main server to each parent servers for storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2001Publication date: June 6, 2002Inventors: Chris Russell, Todd Avery Outten, Bryan Gentry Spaulding, Scott Jeffrey Sherr, Ira Steven Rubenstein, Yair Landau, Brian David Lakamp, Jeremy Eli Barnett, Douglas Daiseung Chey, Michael R. Arrieta, Mary Korman, Harish Mandyam, Thomas M. Rodriguez, Andrew Mosson, Ernesto Brodersohn, Mary Abraham
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Publication number: 20020049679Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention overcome the problems in the existing art described above by providing a secure digital content licensing system and method. Rental of the digital content occurs within an online environment including one or more user network-enabled devices and one or more server network devices connected by a communications link to the one or more user network-enabled devices. A user selects content displayed on a main website and requests download of the selected content to the user network-enabled device. To be able to access the content the user must obtain a license. The user's request for a license for specific content comprises information about a desired rental model, an expiration date for the rental model, and information that identifies the user's user network-enabled device, along with other information. A license for the content is generated which comprises the above information and also includes an encryption key for the selected movie.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: Chris Russell, Todd Avery Outten, Bryan Gentry Spaulding, Scott Jeffrey Sherr, Ira Steven Rubenstein, Yair Landau, Brian David Lakamp, Jeremy E. Barnett, Douglas Daiseug Chey, Michael R. Arrieta, Mary Korman, Harish Mandyam, Thomas M. Rodriguez, Andrew Mosson, Ernesto Brodersohn, Mary Abraham
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Publication number: 20020032905Abstract: The present invention overcomes the problems in the existing art described above by providing an online digital video signal transfer apparatus and method. Rental of the digital video signals occurs within an online environment including one or more client computers and at least one network server connected by a communications link to the one or more client computers. The method includes providing access to an online catalog stored within a memory of a network video server computer. The online catalog includes information regarding digital video signals available for rental from the network server computer. Requests are then received from client computers for rental of digital video signals selected from the online catalog for a specified period of time. The requests include electronic payment based on the selected digital video signal and the specified period of time. Once electronic payment is provided, the digital video signal is transmitted to the client computer via communications link.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Inventors: Scott Jeffrey Sherr, Eva Miranda, Ira Steven Rubenstein, Sean Brennan Carey, Yair Landau, Andrew C. Frank, Brian David Lakamp, Bryan Gentry Spaulding, Charles Jonathan Evans, Everton Anthony Schnabel, Hartmut Ochs, Jeremy Eli Barnett, Seth David Palmer, Todd Michael Henderson, William W. Chong, Bruce Forest, Steven Koenig, Karl Wiersholm