I work on patent applications now as an inventor and as a contractor. Most of my work involves prosecution assistance (Responses to PTO Office Actions). I have also done a fair amount of litigation assistance, mostly dozens of claim charts and a few patent trees. Besides patent language work, I’ve also worked on ancillary matters like Drawings and I.P. Markings; trademark matters (athletic league name; cannabis-themed name; TV game show; my application for “Propeller Head”); and a domain name dispute. All work was for licensed attorneys (as clients) or for myself. Much of this work has involved knowledge of software algorithms. Here’s the first computer-related job I ever had.
Provisional Applications reviewed:
• 8,261,484 (as issued) (fishing tackle)Provisionals/Applications (as Inventor):
• FinAccount Time-Ranger (intended provisional filing 2021)
• Adaptive Anti-Laser System US Appl. # 20210365052 (May 20, 2021)
• Camping Fire-Jug US Appl. # 17/381,176 (July 20, 2021)
• Crumple-Car (intended provisional filing 2021)
• Security Camera Networking (62/719,685) (abandoned)
Patents (as Inventor):
9,558,636 (sole named inventor)
10,068,437 " " "
Prior Art searches (other than for my own applications):
• Portable Animal Shelter
• Travel Pillow Accessory
• Safety Razor (for FTO opinion)
• Valve Guard Device
• Clothes Dryer Apparatus
• Transdermal Patch
• Rotary Trowel Attachment
• Lithium Battery Technology
• Fish Transport System
• Welding Control Technology
• Portable Drink Container
• Casual Footwear (type: Design)
• Fishing Tackle
• Wire Fencing Method
• Insect Removal Device
• Sprinkler Riser Pipe
• Solar Panel Tree
• Lift Assist Device
• Rotary Speed Control
• Food Processing Device
• Tank Fuel Refill Method
• Engine/Regeneration System
• Abs Exercise Apparatus
• Potato Processor Technology
• Vehicle Safety Device
• Coupon Generator
• Orthopedic Footwear
• Waterproof Container
• Athletic/Sports Bra
• Electronic Musical Device
• Aerobic Exercise Equipment
• Musical Instrument Accessory
• Interactive TV Game Show
• Mixing/Spraying Device
• Abrasive Grinding Technology
Patent Drawings:
• 9,558,636, Automatic Teller Machine Inventory and Distribution System
• 2008/0282360, Activation Code System and Method for Preventing Software Piracy
• 2010/0325446, Securing Executable Code Integrity Using Auto-Derivative Key
• 9,633,183, Modular Software Protection
• I have also drawn all of the figures in each of my own provisional and nonprovisional applications.
Patent Applications (prosecution support):
note: some work (not listed below) has been on matters marked “Not available for public inspection” at USPTO
| Filing Date | Identifier | Title | ||
| 07-16-2018 | 10,397,405 | System and Method for Aggregating and Providing Audio and Visual Presentations via a Computer Network | ||
| 11-16-2015 | 10,614,365 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Recommendation Models | ||
| 09-28-2015 | 9,558,636 | Automatic Teller Machine Inventory and Distribution System | ||
| 10-31-2014 | 9,294,491 | Device-Specific Content Delivery | ||
| 03-04-2014 | 10,306,467 | Shared State Among Multiple Devices | ||
| 02-24-2014 | 9,414,199 | Predictive Delivery of Information Based on Device History | ||
| 10-09-2013 | 2014/0189055 | Migration of Usage Sessions Between Devices | ||
| 08-07-2013 | 10,402,893 | System and Method for Preventing Multiple Online Purchases | ||
| 07-17-2013 | 2014/0032280 | Employee Performance Evaluation | ||
| 07-17-2013 | 2014/0030687 | Including Usage Data to Improve Computer-Based Testing of Aptitude | ||
| 03-15-2013 | 9,286,466 | Registration and Authentication of Computing Devices Using a Digital Skeleton Key | ||
| 01-16-2013 | 2013/0212693 | Anonymous Whistle Blower System with Reputation Reporting of Anonymous Whistle Blower | ||
| 01-16-2013 | 2013/0211917 | Local Area Advertisement Management | ||
| 01-16-2013 | 8,521,874 | Computer-Based Comparison of Human Individuals | ||
| 01-04-2013 | 10,206,060 | Method and System for Implementing Zone-Restricted Behavior of a Computing Device | ||
| 01-04-2013 | 9,564,952 | Near Field Authentication through Communication of Enclosed Content Sound Waves | ||
| 12-07-2012 | 2013/0191316 | Using the Software and Hardware Configurations of a Networked Computer to Infer the User's Demographic | ||
| 10-22-2012 | 10,637,820 | Local Area Social Networking | ||
| 09-17-2012 | 9,571,492 | Hardware Identification through Cookies | ||
| 08-16-2012 | 8,515,820 | Automated Pricing System | ||
| 10-13-2010 | 8,726,407 | Authentication of Computing and Communications Hardware | ||
| 10-13-2010 | 8,316,421 | System and Method for Device Communication with Built-In Tolerance | ||
| 06-18-2010 | 2010/0332319 | Methods and Systems for Dynamic Serving of Advertisements in a Game or Virtual Reality | ||
| 06-18-2010 | 2010/0332320 | Systems and Methods for Providing Conditional Authorization to Operate Licensed Software | ||
| 06-10-2010 | 8,736,462 | System and Method for Traffic Information Delivery | ||
| 06-10-2010 | 9,047,450 | Identification of Embedded System Devices | ||
| 06-02-2010 | 2010/0325446 | Securing Executable Code Integrity Using Auto-Derivative Key | ||
| 05-20-2010 | 9,633,183 | Modular Software Protection | ||
| 05-20-2010 | 2010/0323790 | Devices and Methods for Auditing and Enforcing Computer Game Licenses | ||
| 05-20-2010 | 8,423,473 | Systems and Methods for Game Activation | ||
| 05-20-2010 | 2010/0324983 | System and Method for Media Distribution on Social Networks | ||
| 05-20-2010 | 9,047,458 | Network Access Protection | ||
| 02-10-2010 | 8,838,976 | Web Content Access Using a Client Device Identifier | ||
| 12-09-2009 | 8,855,083 | Inter-Access Network Handover | ||
| 03-04-2009 | 8,243,723 | System and Method for Instant VOIP Messaging |
Trademark Applications (links are to external sites)
• [mark for a type of cannabis medicine dispensary software] (product descriptor, registration pending)
• Interscholastic Equestrian League
• Propeller Head (filed pro se; mark failed to issue because USPTO had simply gotten the Internet wrong, way back when)
Miscellany / Other
• Patent and trademark marking instructions for licensee’s software products and packaging
• Valuation of Annual Licenses - cannabis cultivation and distribution (Los Angeles County, CA)
• Copyright Analysis and Trademark Search - interactive TV game show and phone app
• Cease & Desist - “bota bag” teeshirt design infringement of registered trademarks
Not looking for work these days, unless to negotiate rights for my memoirs and movie script.
Here is a 2-pg. Treatment of the script (PDF)
If as a condition precedent such rights are satisfactorily negotiated, I might be interested in working as a Technical Advisor for a film based on my works.
page last updated: 11-25-2021