Christopher Cushman Stone

US Patent:

8401009, Mar 19, 2013

Filed:

Jul 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/177589

Inventors:

Jack Dorsey - San Francisco CA, US
Christopher Isaac Stone - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Twitter, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/28

US Classification:

370389, 370390, 709206, 709244

Abstract:

A system (and method) for device-independent point to multipoint communication is disclosed. The system is configured to receive a message addressed to one or more destination users, the message type being, for example, Short Message Service (SMS), Instant Messaging (IM), E-mail, web form input, or Application Program Interface (API) function call. The system also is configured to determine information about the destination users, the information comprising preferred devices and interfaces for receiving messages, the information further comprising message receiving preferences. The system applies rules to the message based on destination user information to determine the message endpoints, the message endpoints being, for example, Short Message Service (SMS), Instant Messaging (IM), E-mail, web page output, or Application Program Interface (API) function call. The system translates the message based on the destination user information and message endpoints and transmits the message to each endpoint of the message.

US Patent:

20210315608, Oct 14, 2021

Filed:

Apr 5, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/222977

Inventors:

- Guaynabo PR, US
Christopher Brock Stone - San Francisco CA, US
Andrew S. Berkowitz - Redwood City CA, US
Steven G. Hall - Montgomery OH, US
Jeffrey P. Wiley - Milford OH, US
Richard Patrick Chesnes - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffery T. Kirk - Liberty Township OH, US
Aren Calder Hill - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/34
A61B 17/00

Abstract:

A trocar assembly can include a cannula, a seal cartridge, and an obturator. The seal cartridge is configured to be releasably coupled to the cannula and to be disposed at least partially within the cannula in a coupled configuration of the seal cartridge. The obturator is configured to directly latch to the cannula and to extends through the cannula and the seal cartridge in a coupled configuration of the obturator.