Patents by Inventor Theodore Kasten

Theodore Kasten 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).

  • Patent number: 10945565
    Abstract: A towel having three pockets which are configured to slip over the handle bars on fitness and exercise equipment. The towel covers the entirety of the handle bars and is removable, washable and reusable. The towel is made of an absorbent material and can be easily removed and used for wiping face and body during exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Swan Athletic, LLC
    Inventor: Theodore Kasten
  • Publication number: 20180184858
    Abstract: A towel having three pockets which are configured to slip over the handle bars on fitness and exercise equipment. The towel covers the entirety of the handle bars and is removable, washable and reusable. The towel is made of an absorbent material and can be easily removed and used for wiping face and body during exercise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Swan Athletic, LLC
    Inventor: Theodore Kasten
  • Publication number: 20140274390
    Abstract: In a fantasy league draft, a programmatic determination is made to present an optimized lineup of players to a user-participant for the fantasy league draft. This lineup may inform the user-participant of which players to choose during the draft to optimize both cost and projected fantasy points. The user-participant can target and/or avoid specific players in each round of the fantasy league draft to be included or excluded from the optimized lineup. Furthermore, a graphic user interface can be generated to enable the user-participant to configure a variety of metrics to produce the optimized lineup based on targeted and avoided players and an optimization calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Advanced Sports Media, LLC
    Inventor: Theodore Kasten
  • Patent number: 8740683
    Abstract: In a fantasy league draft, prior to a user-participant making a player selection at a given draft position, a programmatic determination is made as to a likelihood that a particular player will be available for selection in one or more subsequent draft positions. The draft positions may be ones assigned to a particular user-participant, or any draft position a user-participant wants to consider. In one embodiment, the determination is then communicated to the user-participant prior to the user-participant making the payer selection in the given draft position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Sports Media, LLC
    Inventor: Theodore Kasten
  • Publication number: 20140004939
    Abstract: In a fantasy league draft, a programmatic determination is made to present a list of a set of players based on a set of constraints to a user-participant prior to and during the fantasy league draft. This list may inform the user-participant of which player to choose in each round of the draft. In one or more embodiments, the user-participant is enabled to target and/or avoid one or more positions in each round of the fantasy league draft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Advanced Sports Media, LLC
    Inventor: Theodore Kasten
  • Patent number: 8099182
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein facilitate an analysis of a game simulation of a series of sporting events that occur over a duration of time. A plurality of parameters may be associated with individual players in a series of sporting events. An input may be detected from a user of the game simulation. The input may indicate a preference of the user for how one or more of the plurality of parameters are to be valued in relation to one another. An overall value for one or more participants in the game simulation may be indicated, where the overall value corresponds to a value of the plurality of parameters and to the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Sports Media, LLC
    Inventor: Theodore Kasten
  • Publication number: 20100093415
    Abstract: In a fantasy league draft, prior to a user-participant making a player selection at a given draft position, a programmatic determination is made as to a likelihood that a particular player will be available for selection in one or more subsequent draft positions. The draft positions may be ones assigned to a particular user-participant, or any draft position a user-participant wants to consider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: Theodore Kasten
  • Patent number: 7618312
    Abstract: In a fantasy league draft, prior to a user-participant making a player selection at a given draft position, a programmatic determination is made as to a likelihood that a particular player will be available for selection in one or more subsequent draft positions. The draft positions may be ones assigned to a particular user-participant, or any draft position a user-participant wants to consider. In one embodiment, the determination is then communicated to the user-participant prior to the user-participant making the payer selection in the given draft position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced Sports Media, LLC
    Inventor: Theodore Kasten