Patents by Inventor William Kyle

William Kyle 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: 8799493
    Abstract: A system and method of social interaction includes receiving interaction information for an interaction created by a first user of an electronic content work, the interaction information comprising an identification number of a portion of the electronic content work associated with the interaction. The system and method includes storing the received interaction information. The system and method also includes receiving a request from a second user requesting interaction information for a requested portion of the electronic content work. the system and method also includes sending the received interaction information in response to determining that the identification number associated with the received interaction information matches the identification in the request for interaction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Inkling Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M. MacInnis, Robert Cromwell, Joshua John Forman, Kenneth Lorenz Knowles, Peter S. Cho, Chatree Campiranon, Aaron Haney, Kevin Ballard, Scott William Kyle, Anne K. Halsall, Jonathan Wight
  • Patent number: 8799765
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user of a first portable digital computing device creates an annotation associated with a particular reading location within a reference document. The annotation and the reading location are shared with a second portable digital computing device storing a copy of the reference document. Using the shared information, the second device displays the reference document with the annotation shown at the reading location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Inkling Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M. MacInnis, Joshua John Forman, Anne K Halsall, Scott William Kyle, Robert Cromwell, Kevin Ballard, Peter S. Cho
  • Patent number: 8544805
    Abstract: A mounting system is disclosed for removably securing an object to a support surface. The mounting system includes a retaining clip having a rear wall to be secured to the support surface, and a front wall spaced from the rear wall to form a pocket therebetween with an open upper side, an aperture in the front wall opening into the pocket and extending to an upper side of the front wall, and a sliding clip having a sliding portion sized to be vertically slid into and out of the pocket, and an attachment portion forwardly extending form the sliding portion to be secured to the tablet computer. The attachment portion is closely received in the aperture when the sliding portion is in the pocket and has a thickness substantially equal to or less than a thickness of the front wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Virgian, LLC
    Inventor: William Kyle Virgin
  • Publication number: 20130150990
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for presenting an interactive media presentation, the method including presenting media section descriptions with a selectable time code and a description; presenting a media controller and including a displayed time line with one or more selectable time points; upon playing a media item, advancing a time indicator along the time line in accordance with a playback position of the media item and featuring the media section description corresponding to the playback position in the media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Inkling Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Chatree Campiranon, Joshua John Forman, Aaron Eliezer Golden, Aaron Haney, Andrew C. Hoyer, Scott William Kyle, Marie Dalby Szuts
  • Patent number: 8145390
    Abstract: A GPS-based vehicle guidance system method for providing an integrated display for the operator of a vehicle and provides determining the ideal swath path based on predetermined and user inputted parameters. The method is applied to both manual and automatic modes of operation, and includes the use of an integrated display that clearly indicates whether the system is operating in chase or pull mode of operation with continuous indicators. The method also includes providing guidance to the vehicle operator at the beginning of the process and during end of row turns, to enable the vehicle to align with the predetermined swath paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Peter J. Dix, William Kyle Dooley, Kousha Moaveni-Nejad
  • Publication number: 20110290965
    Abstract: A mounting system is disclosed for removably securing an object to a support surface. The mounting system includes a retaining clip having a rear wall to be secured to the support surface, and a front wall spaced from the rear wall to form a pocket therebetween with an open upper side, an aperture in the front wall opening into the pocket and extending to an upper side of the front wall, and a sliding clip having a sliding portion sized to be vertically slid into and out of the pocket, and an attachment portion forwardly extending form the sliding portion to be secured to the tablet computer. The attachment portion is closely received in the aperture when the sliding portion is in the pocket and has a thickness substantially equal to or less than a thickness of the front wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: William Kyle Virgin
  • Publication number: 20080269956
    Abstract: A GPS-based vehicle guidance system method for providing an integrated display for the operator of a vehicle and provides determining the ideal swath path based on predetermined and user inputted parameters. The method is applied to both manual and automatic modes of operation, and includes the use of an integrated display that clearly indicates whether the system is operating in chase or pull mode of operation with continuous indicators. The method also includes providing guidance to the vehicle operator at the beginning of the process and during end of row turns, to enable the vehicle to align with the predetermined swath paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Peter J. Dix, William Kyle Dooley, Kousha Moaveni-Nejad
  • Patent number: 4128686
    Abstract: An assembly for the management of incontinence with an absorbent hydrophilic layer behind a hydrophobic layer. The hydrophilic layer is formed of aligned cellulosic staple fibers of at least 0.5 in length and denier in the range of 2 to 7 in a cross-laid web and needled to form a felt which will absorb at least 350% by weight of urine based upon its dry weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Inventors: William Kyle, Bruce H. Lee
  • Patent number: RE30972
    Abstract: An assembly for the management of incontinence with an absorbent hydrophilic layer behind a hydrophobic layer. The hydrophilic layer is formed of aligned cellulosic staple fibers of at least 0.5 in length and denier in the range of 2 to 7 in a cross-laid web and needled to form a felt which will absorb at least 350% by weight of urine based upon its dry weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1982
    Assignee: Nicholas Proprietary Limited
    Inventors: William Kyle, Bruce H. Lee
  • Patent number: D635008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: VirGiaN, LLC
    Inventor: William Kyle Virgin
  • Patent number: D658972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: VirGiaN, LLC
    Inventor: William Kyle Virgin
  • Patent number: D705708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: William Kyle Dooley, David Sachtleben, Peter Zerillo, Richard J. Hagele