Patents by Inventor William A. Bachman
William A. Bachman 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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Publication number: 20220092932Abstract: A system and methods for tracking and fulfillment of casino gift items. For instance, the system animates a list gifts that are available to the player account via a casino promotion. one or more of the gift items can be pre-selected before being earned. The pre-selected gift items appear on a user interface that combines content for the gift promotion with content for a wagering game played during the player account session. A progress meter, for each gift item, shows an incremental increase in rewards points until enough rewards points accrue to redeem the gift item, The system automatically interfaces with a store front that provides the gift item. The system transacts fulfillment of the gift redemption and initiates (via the store front) the shipment of the gift item directly to a mailing address associated with the player account.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: William BACHMAN, Dennis LOCKARD
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Patent number: 10120531Abstract: In some embodiments, a first electronic device, during a playlist mode, displays a plurality of representations of content items available on the first electronic device. While in the playlist mode, the first electronic device optionally receives a first input, via one or more input devices, selecting a respective representation of a respective content item from the plurality of representations of content items. In response to receiving the first input, in accordance with a determination that the respective content item was playing on the first electronic device when the first input was received, the first electronic device optionally transitions to a now playing mode. In accordance with a determination that the respective content item was not playing on the first electronic device when the first input was received, the first electronic device optionally plays the respective content item on the first electronic device while remaining in the playlist mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Lochhead, Joe Howard, Jeffrey L. Robbin, William Bachman, Benjamin W. Keighran, Elbert D. Chen, Jennifer L. C. Folse
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Publication number: 20170068402Abstract: In some embodiments, a first electronic device, during a playlist mode, displays a plurality of representations of content items available on the first electronic device. While in the playlist mode, the first electronic device optionally receives a first input, via one or more input devices, selecting a respective representation of a respective content item from the plurality of representations of content items. In response to receiving the first input, in accordance with a determination that the respective content item was playing on the first electronic device when the first input was received, the first electronic device optionally transitions to a now playing mode. In accordance with a determination that the respective content item was not playing on the first electronic device when the first input was received, the first electronic device optionally plays the respective content item on the first electronic device while remaining in the playlist mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Jonathan LOCHHEAD, Joe HOWARD, Jeffrey L. ROBBIN, William BACHMAN, Benjamin W. KEIGHRAN, Elbert D. CHEN, Jennifer L. C. FOLSE
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Patent number: 9244586Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing enhanced user interfaces and functionalities for internet radio applications are presented. In some embodiments, a computer system may provide a user interface that includes one or more regions configured to control playback of an internet radio station. The computer system then may determine, based on music purchase history associated with a user account, whether a selected song associated with the internet radio station has been previously purchased. In response to determining that the selected song has not been previously purchased, the computer system may display a user-selectable control that enables the selected song to be purchased. On the other hand, in response to determining that the selected song has been previously purchased, the computer system may display a user-selectable control that enables the selected song to be downloaded.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: William Bachman, Imran Chaudhri, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Policarpo B. Wood, Elbert D. Chen
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Patent number: 9176962Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for image-based browsing through a plurality of digital media assets assisted by media cues are disclosed. The media cues can be provided by playback of short audio segments, referred to as snippets, of the digital media assets being browsed. The digital media assets can be grouped into collections of digital media assets. In one embodiment, as a user browses through digital media assets using visual representations of the collections of digital media assets, media cues can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2009Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: William Bachman, Timothy Wasko, Christopher Sanders
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Publication number: 20140123006Abstract: User interfaces provide options for customizing a streaming media application to incorporate a personalized stations list defined by a user. For example, a user can create stations based on categories (e.g., genres or other characteristics), specific artists, and/or specific tracks. The user can select categories, artists, or tracks to be used for defining a station via a number of options, such as by searching or browsing a radio service's library of tracks; by selecting a currently playing or previously played track; and/or by selecting a track from a user's personal media library. Stations that a user has defined can be further customized based on user feedback, and stations on the user's personal stations list can be edited, deleted, and/or rearranged as the user sees fit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Elbert D. Chen, Policarpo Wood, William Bachman, Jeffrey L. Robbin
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Patent number: 8243062Abstract: A method of designing a consumer-selected surface includes the steps of displaying a representation of a surface, displaying one or more patterns that may be applied to the representation of the surface, and receiving a selection from a user of a pattern selected from the one or more patterns. The method also includes the steps of allowing the user to locate on the selected pattern at a position on the representation of the surface, the position being independent of a size or shape of the selected pattern, and allowing the user to modify the positioned pattern by altering at least one characteristic thereof to develop a modified representation of the surface. Further, the method includes the steps of generating a three-dimensional view of a room that includes a rendering of the modified representation of the surface and providing the generated three-dimensional view to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, William A. Bachman, Marcia L. Santaga, Eric J. Minor
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Publication number: 20110078626Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for facilitating presentation of media asset collections with reference to larger media libraries re disclosed. In one embodiment, digital media assets that are in a media asset collection can be visually distinguished from those digital media assets available from a remote media repository that are related to but not within the media asset collection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: William Bachman, Timothy Benjamin Martin, Brian Frick
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Publication number: 20110061028Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for image-based browsing through a plurality of digital media assets assisted by media cues are disclosed. The media cues can be provided by playback of short audio segments, referred to as snippets, of the digital media assets being browsed. The digital media assets can be grouped into collections of digital media assets. In one embodiment, as a user browses through digital media assets using visual representations of the collections of digital media assets, media cues can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2009Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: William Bachman, Timothy Wasko, Christopher Sanders
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Patent number: 7793219Abstract: Novel techniques and tools for authoring multimedia compositions are presented. The novel techniques and tools allow an author of a multimedia composition to create a multimedia composition by dragging assets from a first window containing a project's unused assets and placing the assets into a structural relationship in a second window. The author may also remove assets from the structural relationship in the second window and return the assets to the first window of unused assets. The novel techniques and tools allow an author of a multimedia composition to better keep track of the assets to be used in the multimedia composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Adobe Systems Inc.Inventors: Norman A. Stratton, Paul Siegel, William Bachman, Mark Detweiler
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Publication number: 20100001992Abstract: A method of designing a consumer-selected surface includes the steps of displaying a representation of a surface, displaying one or more patterns that may be applied to the representation of the surface, and receiving a selection from a user of a pattern selected from the one or more patterns. The method also includes the steps of allowing the user to locate on the selected pattern at a position on the representation of the surface, the position being independent of a size or shape of the selected pattern, and allowing the user to modify the positioned pattern by altering at least one characteristic thereof to develop a modified representation of the surface. Further, the method includes the steps of generating a three-dimensional view of a room that includes a rendering of the modified representation of the surface and providing the generated three-dimensional view to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: January 7, 2010Inventors: Marissa A.K. Schultz, William A. Bachman, Marcia L. Santaga, Eric J. Minor
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Publication number: 20060161408Abstract: A biological modeling system and method for enhanced computer-aided analysis of biological response data provides information synthesized from multiple sources. An executable model of a biological system is developed from information and structures based on multiple sources. In a preferred embodiment, biological data sets are selected by a user from a first active viewer window on a user computer display. A model is created and then run using integrated pharmacokinetic software. The output is next analyzed using integrated analysis tools. Once analyzed, the model is balanced to ensure that it matches the information and structures. Once the model is created, run, and balanced, it can be used to draw attention to important relations through integrated reporting functions. This program could be run with such programs as NONMEM®.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2006Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventors: William Bachman, Sian Bigora, Marc Gastonguay, David Young
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Patent number: 5975215Abstract: Structure for controlling the stroke of a hydraulic cylinder, especially where the hydraulic cylinder is utilized on farm implements where field operation height control is necessary. The farm implement includes a frame having at least a wheel support pivotally secured thereto which supports a ground-engaging wheel thereon. A hydraulic cylinder is operatively connected to the frame and to the wheel support whereby extension of the hydraulic cylinder causes the frame to be raised relative to the ground and whereby retraction of the hydraulic cylinder causes the frame to be lowered with respect to the ground. An adjustable valve support is positioned in the pivotal path of the hydraulic cylinder and supports a valve thereon having a plunger extending therefrom which controls the operation of the valve. An actuator is movably positioned on the hydraulic cylinder and is adapted to engage the plunger of the valve to close the normally open valve upon predetermined movement of the hydraulic cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1999Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: Thurston Mfg. Co.Inventors: Layton W. Jensen, William A. Bachman
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Patent number: 5356166Abstract: An improved locking mechanism for an arrestably lockable telescoping tow bar assembly comprises a slidable latch member surrounding balls-containing sideward openings of an outer tube that are radially alignable with an outside groove of a telescopingly associated inner tube, the slidable latch member including a medial cam portion slidably surrounding the outer tube between a surrounding retainer ring augmentation therefor and the balls-containing sideward openings therefor; a cover slidably surrounding a trailward part of the slidable latch member and being trailwardly immovable along the outer tube; and a helical spring means acutatably extending between the cover member and the slidable latch member.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1993Date of Patent: October 18, 1994Assignee: Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co.Inventors: Merton K. Hahne, William A. Bachman
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Patent number: D792769Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Bayer HealthCare LLCInventors: John Bischoff, William A. Bachman, Michael Scott Carpenter, Kimberly McCormack
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Patent number: D798719Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Bayer HealthCare LLCInventors: Michael Scott Carpenter, William A. Bachman, John Bischoff, Theresa C. DeSantis, Anna Erixon, Gregg Herman, Kimberly McCormack, Mark G. Neuhalfen, Sean Hang Cho, Craig A. Braun, Jeffrey Rodriguez
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Patent number: D808268Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Bayer HealthCare LLCInventors: John Bischoff, William A. Bachman, Michael Scott Carpenter, Kimberly McCormack
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Patent number: D813670Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Bayer HealthCare LLCInventors: Michael Scott Carpenter, William A. Bachman, Theresa C. DeSantis, Anna Erixon, Gregg Herman, Mark G. Neuhalfen, Sean Hang Cho, Craig A. Braun, Jeffrey Rodriguez
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Patent number: D814299Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Bayer HealthCare LLCInventors: Michael Scott Carpenter, William A. Bachman, Theresa C. DeSantis, Anna Erixon, Gregg Herman, Mark G. Neuhalfen, Sean Hang Cho, Craig A. Braun, Jeffrey Rodriguez
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Patent number: D822489Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Bayer HealthCare LLCInventors: John Bischoff, William A. Bachman, Michael Scott Carpenter, Kimberly McCormack