Patents by Inventor William Houghton

William Houghton 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).

  • GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CARBOHYDRATE, LIPID OR AMINO ACID CARRIERS
    Publication number: 20100022643
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one GHB moiety bonded to at least one physiologically compatible carrier molecule. The compositions can enhance the uptake of the drug, deliver effective therapeutic doses in a time-delayed fashion, or can target specific organs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Orphan Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mortimer Mamelak, William Houghton, Dayton Reardan, Brian Miller
  • Displaying complementary content sources
    Patent number: 7240092
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a first URL address corresponding to a first web page, accessing content and serving the first web page based on the first URL address, receiving specification of a second URL address corresponding to a second web page, changing from the first web page to the second web page based on the received specification of the second URL address, motivating an automatic change in television channel from a first television channel to a second television channel based upon a change from the first web page to the second web page, and displaying the second television channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: AOL LLC
    Inventors: William Houghton, George D. Escobar, Carlos Silva, Robert M. Cooper, Laurence Kirsh
  • Gamma-hydroxybutyrate compositions containing carbohydrate, lipid or amino acid carriers
    Publication number: 20050250848
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one GHB moiety bonded to at least one physiologically compatible carrier molecule. The compositions can enhance the uptake of the drug, deliver effective therapeutic doses in a time-delayed fashion, or can target specific organs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Mortimer Mamelak, William Houghton, Dayton Reardan, Brian Miller
  • Displaying complementary content sources
    Publication number: 20050021609
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a first URL address corresponding to a first web page, accessing content and serving the first web page based on the first URL address, receiving specification of a second URL address corresponding to a second web page, changing from the first web page to the second web page based on the received specification of the second URL address, motivating an automatic change in television channel from a first television channel to a second television channel based upon a change from the first web page to the second web page, and displaying the second television channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: William Houghton, George Escobar, Carlos Silva, Robert Cooper, Laurence Kirsh
  • Displayed complementary content sources in a web-based TV system
    Patent number: 6757707
    Abstract: Featured Tuning includes a computer-implemented method of displaying related sources of viewing content. The method includes receiving a user input specifying a URL address corresponding to a web page, determining a corresponding television channel and displaying the corresponding television channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: America Online, Inc.
    Inventors: William Houghton, George D. Escobar, Carlos Silva, Robert M. Cooper, Laurence Kirsh
  • Contextual programming
    Publication number: 20020056088
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for providing content relevant to television programming currently displayed to a viewer by determining television programming being viewed by a viewer at a particular time; determining context information associated with the television programming available for delivery to the viewer; making an intelligent selection from the available context information; and delivering the selected context information to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Carlos A. Silva, Laurence F. Kirsh, Robert M. Cooper, George D. Escobar, William Houghton
  • Medical drain system for removing liquid from ventilating system
    Patent number: 4867153
    Abstract: A gravity drainage system for manual removal of liquid accumulated in ventilating tubing which does not require interruption of ventilation or manual disassembly of drainage of the tubing. Periodic evacuation of accumulated liquid from the drainage system without interruption of ventilation is also facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Ballard Medical Products
    Inventors: Rick D. Lorenzen, William Houghton, Darrel Palmer, Kevin Kammerer