Patents by Inventor Valerie A. Gardner

Valerie A. Gardner 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).

  • STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110272930
    Abstract: A steering system for allowing an operator to control the direction of travel of a vehicle propelled on wheels. The steering system comprises a steering input device configured to include a handle pivotally coupled to a linkage assembly configured to swivel, wherein the handle is configured to move in the fore and aft direction, wherein the steering input device generates input data based on the position of the linkage assembly and/or the handle. The steering system further comprises a communication device to communicate the input data received by the steering input device to a lower steering system, wherein the lower steering system is configured to receive the input data from the steering input device and control the direction of the wheels based on the input data received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Jason Carl LISSEMAN, Steve Pasteiner, Jerome Bosch, Valerie Gardner
  • Edible accessories for conventional toys
    Publication number: 20010044254
    Abstract: An edible toy accessory is disclosed comprising a toy accessory composed of an edible material and shaped into a form usable as an accessory with an associated stand-alone toy, the associated stand-alone toy having independent amusement value when used without the toy accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventor: Valerie Gardner
  • Edible accessories for conventional toys
    Patent number: 6273780
    Abstract: An edible toy accessory is disclosed comprising a toy accessory composed of an edible material and shaped into a form usable as an accessory with an associated stand-alone toy, the associated stand-alone toy having independent amusement value when used without the toy accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Inventor: Valerie Gardner
  • Determining and verifying user data
    Patent number: 6141694
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining and verifying user data are provided. One or more facts about the user of a client system such as an internet terminal are maintained in a set of information fields, each information field is associated with a status field for indicating a level of certainty regarding the accuracy of the information contained in the corresponding information field. It is determined whether or not a source of data exists that is more reliable than the currently stored information. If a more reliable source of data is determined to exist, then information is retrieved from the more reliable source of data and the current information is replaced with the retrieved information. According to another aspect of the present invention the accuracy of facts gathered about a user of a client system are evaluated by monitoring online activity of the user. For example, information transmitted between a server system and the client system may be observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: WEBTV Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Valerie A. Gardner