Patents by Inventor Tara Chand Singhal

Tara Chand Singhal 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).

  • (turmeric) based herbal compound formulations as dietary supplements
    Patent number: 9833491
    Abstract: Herbal compound formulations using herbs curcuma longa (turmeric), ocimum sanctum (holy basil) and emblica officinalis (amla) in their natural forms and a method of packaging the same for dietary supplement as tablets, wafers, capsules and as teabags where the packaging of individual dosages and the outer packaging may use visual display of color that represents the proportion and presence of different herbs in the herbal compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • Apparatus and method for an alternate form-factor handheld smart phone device
    Patent number: 9800699
    Abstract: A handheld body, of a type of a smart phone, has a front side, a back side, two vertical edge sides, a height profile, a width profile, a thickness profile, and on the backside along the two vertical edge sides, the thickness profile has a variable thickness profile with at least three different thickness profiles, thereby the handheld body provides on the backside along the height profile the variable thickness profile for holding the device in a palm of a hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • Apparatus and method for a thin form-factor technology for use in handheld smart phone and tablet devices
    Patent number: 9774488
    Abstract: A mobile handheld wireless communication device has a storage memory resource management function operative in a processor and a memory of the device. The resource management function manages storage memory resources in the device by dynamically determining a storage level of content in storage memory of the device and pushing content exceeding a storage threshold A to a nearest wireless accessible server, and pulling content from the server below a storage threshold B, thereby minimize the size of storage in the device and thus minimize size and weight of the device in user hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • Apparatus and methods for a lancet device for reuse of lancets for home-users
    Patent number: 9757062
    Abstract: A lancet device used for drawing a blood sample for testing has a lancet, a lancet holding mechanism, a lancet activation plunger, and a removable lancet cap with an opening for touching against the human body. The lancet has a needle, where the needle is movable inside the cap with the lancet activation plunger. The lancet device has positioned inside the device, a disinfectant material, disinfecting the lancet needle for each use. The disinfectant material lets the needle move or rest inside the disinfectant material disinfecting the needle between each use. The lancet needle moves through the disinfectant material when used, disinfecting the needle for each use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • Apparatus and method for communication security in a nationwide wireless network
    Patent number: 9686684
    Abstract: Systems and methods for security in a nationwide wireless network with geographically dispersed wireless routers are described. The wireless routers have an interface function with an ability to receive telephone calls from an authorized caller. The router, in response and on demand generates a set of bounded random numbers (BRN) as a random seed for use in generation of encryption keys for communication security between the router and a portable wireless device of the caller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • System and method for context driven voice interface in handheld wireless mobile devices
    Patent number: 9684395
    Abstract: A wireless communication device with a voice-input and display-touch interface has an interface processor that enables, in part (i) an either display-touch or a voice-input based interface, and in part (ii) only a voice-input based interface for efficiently searching information databases. A sequence of context based search verb and search term is selected via either touch or voce selection and then the human articulated voice query is expanded using a culture and a world intelligence dictionary for conducting more efficient searches though a voice-based input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • Apparatus and method for a wireless point of sale terminal
    Patent number: 9684893
    Abstract: A wireless point of sale (POS) transaction terminal, for acceptance of bankcard payment pursuant to a sales transaction has a mobile and portable wireless device that communicates wirelessly via a wireless communication network to a payment system. The wireless device wirelessly sends a payment authorization request record incident to a payment for a sales transaction to the payment system for forwarding via a gateway to a card authorization network. The wireless device then wirelessly receives from the payment system a payment approval record for the sales transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A CONSOLIDATED WEB USER INTERFACE TO THE WORLD-WIDE-WEB
    Publication number: 20170102840
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a Web User Interface that facilitates an intuitive, improved, better organized and faster user interface to world wide web without first going to someone else's home page such as Google, Yahoo and ATT is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • System and Method for Automated Account Creation via a Mobile Wireless Device in a Payment System
    Publication number: 20170024730
    Abstract: A system and a method for an automated sign up and creation of an account of a new customer via mobile wireless device of a customer in a payment system on a global computer network is described. The system is automated in that it eliminates login using user id and password and use of forms to provide personal data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • Systems and methods for multi-factor remote user authentication
    Patent number: 9529991
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a handheld multi-factor remote user authentication card device in the form factor of a prior art one factor of “what you have” security card. The handheld multifactor card-device has innovative features that enable this single card device itself to function and accomplish a multifactor remote user authentication of “what you know”, “what you have”, “where you are” and “what you are”, factors to a network. The authentication logic dynamically adjusts what factors are applicable for specific security application enabling a universal remote authentication card-device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A VISUAL GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF HEALTH QUALITY ON AN ITEM OF FOOD PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20160328995
    Abstract: A visual display of a graph on a packaging of a food item is displayed as guidance to the public of the health quality of the food item. The graph shows a rise of blood glucose level over a two hour time period from the consumption of the food item in a healthy adult as an indicator of a health quality of the food item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • Apparatus and method for a protective cover and grip for smart phones and tablet computer devices
    Patent number: 9456066
    Abstract: A protective cover for a handheld electronic device such as a smart phone and a tablet computer, with a display screen side, a backside, and surrounding edges has a set of u-shape clips attachable to the surrounding edges and are positioned on at least four corner edges of the device. A plurality of stretch fabric straps anchored to the set of clips and positioned across the backside of the device, wherein the clips and the straps function as a protective cover and handgrip for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A THIN FORM-FACTOR TECHNOLOGY FOR USE IN HANDHELD SMART PHONE AND TABLET DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160254940
    Abstract: A mobile handheld wireless communication device has a storage memory resource management function operative in a processor and a memory of the device. The resource management function manages storage memory resources in the device by dynamically determining a storage level of content in storage memory of the device and pushing content exceeding a storage threshold A to a nearest wireless accessible server, and pulling content from the server below a storage threshold B, thereby minimize the size of storage in the device and thus minimize size and weight of the device in user hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIEWING LARGER THAN SCREEN SIZE DIGITAL CONTENT ON DISPLAY SCREENS WITHOUT ZOOMING & SCROLLING
    Publication number: 20160232132
    Abstract: A system for displaying information on a display screen of a computing device, where the digital content is of the size that exceeds the display screen size for display, the device sends a device_type parameter as part of the service request that enables the web server to format the digital content specific to the device type and for its screen size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: TARA CHAND SINGHAL
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ALTERNATE FORM-FACTOR HANDHELD SMART PHONE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160234358
    Abstract: A communication device, such as a smart cell phone is partitioned into two separate bodies or housings. One of these housings, called a sensor body is in a housing designed to be held in a human hand. The other of these housing, has a separate processor body is in a housing designed to be kept in personal possession or attachable to personal clothing. In some modes of use the sensor body and the processor body may be attached to each other via a socket mechanism to function as one device. In some other modes of use they may be separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SAFETY FOR HANDS FREE SMS CAPABILITY IN A MOVING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160234377
    Abstract: A vehicle safety function is installed and operative in the vehicle electronics. The vehicle function is implemented via a texting-safety logic inside the vehicle electronics. The texting-safety logic when the vehicle exceeds a threshold speed outputs an RF signal with a texting-safety code. The texting-safety code is picked up by a smart phone in the vehicle to alert the driver about the danger of texting and/or disable the texting feature in the phone while the vehicle is being driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR 3D LIKE CAMERA SYSTEM IN A HANDHELD MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160234477
    Abstract: A camera system for use in a mobile handheld computing and communication device with a front side with a display screen and a back side has two separate and independent cameras positioned on the back side of the device, wherein the cameras have a physical separation between them of substantially the same separation as between the eyes on a human face and, wherein the camera system creates a 3D-Like image of an object for storage and for viewing on a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A PROTECTIVE COVER AND GRIP FOR SMART PHONES AND TABLET COMPUTER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160230929
    Abstract: A protective cover for a handheld electronic device such as a smart phone and a tablet computer, with a display screen side, a backside, and surrounding edges has a set of u-shape clips attachable to the surrounding edges and are positioned on at least four corner edges of the device. A plurality of stretch fabric straps anchored to the set of clips and positioned across the backside of the device, wherein the clips and the straps function as a protective cover and handgrip for the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A SAFETY SYSTEM OF CAMERAS FOR ADVANTAGEOUSLY VIEWING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC BY THE DRIVER
    Publication number: 20160229341
    Abstract: A system for a motor vehicle for use by a driver of the vehicle to view the surroundings of the vehicle, while driving the vehicle has a system of digital cameras, a computer processor, a memory and a display screen. The processor receives inputs from the system of cameras where the inputs have a sequence of images representing views of surroundings of the vehicle and temporarily saves the images in the memory. The processor processes the series of images to create composite views of the surroundings and displays the composite views on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • Hand harness for wearing a smart watch like device
    Patent number: D763568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal