Patents by Inventor Ted Power

Ted Power 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: 20240164582
    Abstract: A food processing device includes a base housing having an attachment receiver arranged to receive a food processing attachment that is configured to perform a food processing operation. The attachment receiver includes an electrical connector having a plurality of electrical contacts. The device includes a first processor having a plurality of ports where each port of the plurality of ports is in electrical communication with each of the plurality of electrical contacts. The first processor is configured to: i) receive an identification signal at a first port of the plurality of ports via the electrical connector from a second processor in the received food processing attachment to identify the received food processing attachment, and ii) when an identification signal is not received, monitor a voltage at each of the plurality of ports to identify the received food processing attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Yaoming Deng, Ted Wood, Noah William Weinstock, Michelle Power, Logan Hinchcliffe, Christopher William Hedges
  • Patent number: 8230324
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for specifying the size of one or more advertisements that can be accepted for inclusion in a publication. In one aspect, a method includes receiving one or more parameters defining a publication, wherein the one or more parameters include one or more of a format, a number of columns, a height and a width; presenting an advertisement inventory table corresponding to the publication, wherein the advertisement inventory table is generated in accordance with the one or more received parameters; receiving input through the advertisement inventory table identifying at least one supported advertisement; and storing, in association with the publication, information defining the at least one supported advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ted Power, Ryan Rennaker, Jan M. Zankowski