Patents by Inventor Thomas Benton
Thomas Benton 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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Patent number: 11782585Abstract: A playlist interface is provided for display on a user device, the playlist interface comprising a selectable indicator located after a first media item in a playlist, the selectable indicator presented in the playlist interface after the first media item to indicate that, upon selection, a second media item is to be added after the first media item in the playlist, wherein the second media item is an interstitial. Upon a user selection of the selectable indicator located after the first media item in the playlist interface, a plurality of user interface (UI) elements are caused to be presented to allow a user of the user device to specify configuration parameters for the interstitial being added to the playlist. User input is received for at least a subset of the plurality of UI elements to specify the configuration parameters for the interstitial.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jason Toff, Rushabh Ashok Doshi, Dror Shimshowitz, Thomas Benton Bridgwater
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Patent number: 11697136Abstract: A link chain cleaning and lubricating device, and lubricants for use therein.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: BBLINK, LLCInventors: Robert Buck, John Thomas Benton
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Publication number: 20230020492Abstract: A playlist interface is provided for display on a user device, the playlist interface comprising a selectable indicator located after a first media item in a playlist, the selectable indicator presented in the playlist interface after the first media item to indicate that, upon selection, a second media item is to be added after the first media item in the playlist, wherein the second media item is an interstitial. Upon a user selection of the selectable indicator located after the first media item in the playlist interface, a plurality of user interface (UI) elements are caused to be presented to allow a user of the user device to specify configuration parameters for the interstitial being added to the playlist. User input is received for at least a subset of the plurality of UI elements to specify the configuration parameters for the interstitial.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Jason Toff, Rushabh Ashok Doshi, Dror Shimshowitz, Thomas Benton Bridgwater
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Patent number: 11449207Abstract: An interstitial creation interface is provided for display on a user device, the interstitial creation interface comprising a selectable interstitial indicator to add an interstitial to a playlist comprising a plurality of media items, wherein the selectable interstitial indicator is to be positioned between a first media item and a second media item of the plurality of media items. Responsive to a user selection of the selectable interstitial indicator, presentation of a plurality of user interface (UI) elements is caused to allow a user of the user device to specify interstitial configuration parameters for the interstitial being added to the playlist. User input is received for at least a subset of the plurality of UI elements to specify the interstitial configuration parameters for the interstitial.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Jason Toff, Rushabh Ashok Doshi, Dror Shimshowitz, Thomas Benton Bridgwater
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Publication number: 20210379222Abstract: A luminaire includes a housing configured to be positioned over an area, the housing including a frame having a first channel for receiving a light emitter. A light emitter is positioned in the first channel. The light emitter is configured to emit ultra-violet light. A reflector assembly is connected to the frame to direct ultra-violet light emitted from the light emitter. At least a portion of the area is located at 0 degrees relative to the light emitter and a majority of the emitted ultra-violet light is emitted from the housing between 90 degrees and 130 degrees relative to the light emitter in a first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Christopher Bailey, Douglas Hamilton, Christopher Hutchins, Derek Baker, Jason Duckworth, Dan Hassert, John Riley, Thomas Hill, Bruce Rhodes, Landon Gennetten, Thomas Benton, Jeffrey Schoepf, Jeffrey McClow
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Publication number: 20210046518Abstract: A link chain cleaning and lubricating device, and lubricants for use therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Robert Buck, John Thomas Benton
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Patent number: 10891038Abstract: An interstitial creator provides an interstitial creation interface for display on a user device, the interstitial creation interface facilitating addition of an interstitial to a playlist comprising pointers to media files of media items to be played one after another on the user device without user interaction. The interstitial creator receives, through the interstitial creation interface, user input specifying interstitial configuration parameters for the interstitial, and creates the interstitial based on an interstitial template and the received interstitial configuration parameters, wherein the created interstitial is supplemental content to be added before or after one of the media files of the media items.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Jason Toff, Rushabh Ashok Doshi, Dror Shimshowitz, Thomas Benton Bridgwater
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Publication number: 20190032961Abstract: In accordance with the principals of the present invention, a furnace unit adapted to be installed in-line with a fuel source of a furnace modulates natural gas or propane to reduce fuel consumption, minimize temperature overshoot, and reduce furnace short cycling. A modulator is contained with the furnace unit. The modulator is in gaseous communication with the in-line gas fuel source. A furnace sensor senses furnace criteria related to the operation of the furnace. A microcontroller receives from the furnace sensor furnace criteria and controls the modulator based on the furnace criteria. In a further aspect of the invention, an environmental sensor can be provided to sense environmental criteria related to the operation of the furnace. In a further aspect of the invention, a base unit in electrical communication with the furnace unit can be provided, the base unit determining energy consumption usage and savings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Christopher J. Murray, William J. Fienup, Chris A. Cunningham, Thomas Benton Brock
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Patent number: 9557896Abstract: An interstitial creator identifies a playlist of media items, the playlist comprising pointers to the media items. The interstitial creator receives a request to insert an interstitial at a location in the playlist, wherein the location is after a first media item and before a second media item. In response to the request, the interstitial creator provides an interstitial creation interface and receives, through the interstitial creation interface, interstitial configuration parameters. The interstitial creator creates the interstitial based on the received interstitial configuration parameters and inserts a pointer to the interstitial into the playlist at the location.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Jason Toff, Rushabh Ashok Doshi, Dror Shimshowitz, Thomas Benton Bridgwater
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Publication number: 20160186111Abstract: A domestic waste water plant/process design to replace the century old Activated Sludge process that uses modern biochemical engineering equipment allowing removal of bactria of influent waste water by serial separation of solids in stages of clarification at one, higher G's in a continuous splitting bowl centrifuge feeding solids to an anaerobic digester and centrate to a final micro-filtration through an absolute one micron pore size ceramic membrane to a aerobic continuous bioreactor with high energy input/oxygen transfer rates and selected microbes suitable for animal/fish high protein feed of far smaller volume than AS bioreactors having a sidearm loop for microbe retention/liquid purge for short retention times necessary in the bioreactor. The first bioreactor is an anaerobic digestion of cellulosic solids from the primary clarifier by methane producing anaerobes gives fuel and organic fertilizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventor: Thomas Benton Young, III
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Patent number: 9032020Abstract: A method for online enhancement of videos includes rendering, at one or more computers, a first video stream based on a first video; transmitting the first video stream to a client; receiving, at the one or more computers, a first user input from a client, the first user input selecting at least one enhancement operation; rendering, at the one or more computers, a second video stream based on the first video and the at least one enhancement operation; and transmitting the second video stream to the client.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: John Gregg, Jason Toff, Josh Sassoon, Thomas Benton Bridgwater
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Patent number: 9003289Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein relating to video classification. A trained classifier can analyze a video for suggested edits. A plurality of features of the video can be analyzed based that determines whether the video is a good candidate for various type of editing. The suggested edits can be performed automatically or with the authorization of a user who submitted the video. The user can review the edited video and either approve or reject the edits. Using an automated process to suggest and perform video edits can improve the quality of videos within a video data store.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: John Gregg, William Brendel, Thomas Benton Bridgwater, Jason Matthew Toff
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Publication number: 20130227415Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein relating to video classification. A trained classifier can analyze a video for suggested edits. A plurality of features of the video can be analyzed based that determines whether the video is a good candidate for various type of editing. The suggested edits can be performed automatically or with the authorization of a user who submitted the video. The user can review the edited video and either approve or reject the edits. Using an automated process to suggest and perform video edits can improve the quality of videos within a video data store.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: John Gregg, William Brendel, Thomas Benton Bridgwater, Jason Matthew Toff
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Publication number: 20130173690Abstract: A method for online enhancement of videos includes rendering, at one or more computers, a first video stream based on a first video; transmitting the first video stream to a client; receiving, at the one or more computers, a first user input from a client, the first user input selecting at least one enhancement operation; rendering, at the one or more computers, a second video stream based on the first video and the at least one enhancement operation; and transmitting the second video stream to the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: John Gregg, Jason Toff, Josh Sassoon, Thomas Benton Bridgwater
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Publication number: 20120141217Abstract: A drill press includes a head stock, a pinion shaft, and a quill coupled with the pinion shaft. A pinion shaft hub is connected with an outer end of the pinion shaft and is located adjacent a side wall of the head stock. The pinion shaft hub is rotatable for rotating the pinion shaft, which provides reciprocating movement to the quill along a vertical axis. A stationary zeroing element is mounted on the head stock, and a depth scale is mounted on the pinion shaft hub adjacent the stationary zeroing element. The depth scale and the pinion shaft hub are frictionally coupled together so that the depth scale normally rotates simultaneously with the pinion shaft hub, however, the depth scale is rotatable relative to the pinion shaft hub upon exceeding a friction force that normally resists movement of the depth scale relative to the pinion shaft hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.Inventor: Thomas Benton Sharp
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Publication number: 20120048586Abstract: A drill press includes a spindle pulley having a first central opening extending along an axis, a sleeve disposed within the pulley central opening, the sleeve having a central opening aligned with the pulley central opening and the axis, and a locking nut connecting an upper end of the sleeve with the spindle pulley for supporting simultaneous rotation of the sleeve and the spindle pulley about the axis. The drill press includes a spindle disposed within the sleeve central opening and extending along the axis, the spindle being slidable along the axis relative to the sleeve and being rotatable with the sleeve. The drill press includes a spacer disposed between the spindle and the locking nut or between the spindle and the sleeve for aligning the spindle with the axis and preventing the spindle from contacting the upper end of the sleeve during rotation, which reduces noise during operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Sarah Jane Montplaisir, Thomas Benton Sharp
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Publication number: 20090158681Abstract: An overlay encasement molding comprised to match in length the preexisting molding trim where the sides and corners of the overlay will have tight fit to the sides and corners of the preexisting molding and will adhere to the preexisting molding. The present invention further provides a method of attaching sections of planar members to side and corner moldings where the molding has a flat face and right angle corners. Each channel on the planar surface shall mate with the flat right angle corners of the preexisting molding. Such attachments thereby form corners that have a channel and cutout.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventor: Thomas Benton Puett
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Publication number: 20080170502Abstract: User input values define an inspection window for evaluating a desired traffic element portions of a bitstream. Offset and reference values determine the start of the window with respect to the bitstream and values for a filter register and mask registers define the size of the window. As the bitstream ‘passes through’ the window, the bits in the window are compared to bits in the filter and mask registers. Traffic element portions that match the criteria of the window are stored into a storage device formed with a FPGA. Filter controls that are also formed with, the FPGA determine that the window criteria are met; and send a control signal to a capture apparatus gate to permit the current bitstream portion into a storage device that is also formed with the FPGA. The stored element portions are later evaluated by the CMTS and/or operation personnel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: Thomas Benton, Janusz Biegaj
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Publication number: 20070083442Abstract: Methods, systems and program products for providing automated and consistent sales offerings availability messages, whereby a user type is identified, a catalog appropriate for such user type is provided and then a quantity of a sales offering is selected from the catalog. Availability data feeds are provided that may include real-time availability data feeds, batch availability data feeds, and combinations thereof. The user type and availability data feeds are then used to generate a sales offering availability message for the selected quantity of sales offering. The generated sales offering availability message is then transmitted to a commerce component for viewing, whereby the sales offering availability message may be viewed by and customized to user types including customers, business partners, distributors, internal sales and administrative support staff.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2005Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Daniel Peters, Thomas Benton, Kenneth Cyprys, Joseph DeMarco
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Patent number: 5993048Abstract: Disclosed is a system for use by an individual customer to obtain a personalized greeting card of high quality, the system comprising: card type selection means for permitting an individual customer to obtain a completed personalized card from one of a plurality of blank cards having a preprinted design on at least a portion thereof and arranged proximate to the customer, design selection means for selection by an individual customer and from a plurality of available designs of a design to be provided on the completed personalized card, the plurality of available designs corresponding, at least in part, to the plurality of preprinted designs on the blank cards, message selection means for use by the individual customer to select particular printing material to be provided on the completed card, and card completion means, and control means for controlling the card completion means from the card type, design and message selection means for supply by the card completion means of a completed greeting card havingType: GrantFiled: April 25, 1990Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Hallmark Cards, IncorporatedInventors: Thomas Benton Banks, Michael Lynn Vandemark, Wallace Allan Yeskie, David Allen Mullin, Michael Ray Schupp