Christopher Austin Lyon

US Patent:

6715233, Apr 6, 2004

Filed:

Jan 28, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/058646

Inventors:

Christopher Lyon - Redwood City CA

Assignee:

Planter Technology, Inc. - Hayward CA

International Classification:

A01G 2500

US Classification:

47 79

Abstract:

A modular, expandable, self-regulating watering system for burial in planters, which do not have access to water pipes nearby for use in watering plants continuously with on the amount of water the plant needs and which can be refilled by relatively infrequent visits. The system is comprised of a plurality of hollow sections each of which has two upper ports and two lower ports, unless there are only two sections in which case only one upper port and one lower port is needed on each section. One section has a fill pipe that extends above the soil level. One section has an air port at the top thereof, or close to the top, which is coupled to an air tube, which is plugged at the other end with a hydrophilic sensor. Expansion sections can be added or subtracted to make the system larger or smaller. All sections are coupled together at their upper ports by flexible hose or tubing, and are coupled together by their lower ports by flexible hose or tubing.

US Patent:

7900225, Mar 1, 2011

Filed:

Feb 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/676940

Inventors:

Christopher Thomas Lyon - Kensington CA, US
Gokul Rajaram - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

Google, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/025
H04N 7/10

US Classification:

725 32, 725 34, 725 35, 725 36, 725109, 725110, 725111

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for presenting advertisements. In one aspect, audiovisual content is presented to a user. An indicator is presented together with the audiovisual content to the user. The indicator is associated with one or more tags. Input selecting the indicator is received from the user. An advertisement, associated with the indicator and dynamically selected based at least in part on one or more of the tags, is presented to the user.

US Patent:

20110099064, Apr 28, 2011

Filed:

Dec 30, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/982480

Inventors:

Christopher Thomas Lyon - Berkeley CA, US
Gokul Rajaram - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

GOOGLE INC. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 1449

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for presenting advertisements. In one aspect, audiovisual content is presented to a user. An indicator is presented together with the audiovisual content to the user. The indicator is associated with one or more tags. Input selecting the indicator is received from the user. An advertisement, associated with the indicator and dynamically selected based at least in part on one or more of the tags, is presented to the user.

US Patent:

20110146150, Jun 23, 2011

Filed:

Dec 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/655126

Inventors:

Christopher J. Lyon - Redwood City CA, US

International Classification:

A01G 9/12

US Classification:

47 70

Abstract:

Planter modules, preferably of plastic or fiberglass, are mounted into holes on a one or two layer trellis. Mounting of the planter modules occurs normally after the planter module is filled with a bag of soil and plants are planted into the soil so as to start growing out of a front surface of said planter module. The plants are grown for 1-3 months typically before the planter module is mounted in its hole in the trellis. An array of said planter modules is used. The trellis is then erected and mounted to a wall which is to be converted into a green wall covered by plants. The plants then continue to grow in the planter modules and eventually cover the whole trellis thereby covering the wall.