Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120279079 | EDGE FINDER - An edge finder includes a housing having a power source included therein. The edge finder includes a probe extending outward from a bottom portion of the housing, the probe including a tip portion located at a distal end, a centrally-disposed spherical portion, and a columnar portion located at a proximal end. The edge finder includes a notification element disposed within the housing, the notification element including the ability to be engaged via the power source, such as for example a light source. The edge finder includes a contact element within the housing such that when lateral pressure is applied to the conical portion, the probe rotates about the spherical portion and columnar portion causes the contact element to engage the power source for activating the notification element. Thus, the edge finder is able to determine X, Y, and Z axes of an item using the notification element for guidance. | 11-08-2012 |
20140040157 | Offer Presentation for Crowdfunding - Offers are presented to one or more users of a crowdfunding platform based upon information gathered from multiple users' activities across one or more campaigns. An offer may be provided to the fundraiser based on a campaign category, a campaign keyword, a campaign profile, offer profile or user activity history. A user profile may be used to determine an offer by comparing the profile to attributes of one or more offers. The selected offer can be presented to users such as funders, fundraisers and others. | 02-06-2014 |
20140279645 | BENFICIARY CROWDSOURCING - A platform can receive information about a product including a product cost. The platform can also receive a registration message that can designate the product and at least one beneficiary. The platform can provide a description of a campaign associated with the product and the beneficiary to at least one funder. One or more funders can fund the campaign. The funding amount for the campaign can be stored by the platform. The platform can determine that the campaign meets or exceeds at least one campaign threshold. Examples of campaign thresholds can include a time limit, a minimum funding amount, a maximum funding amount a minimum number of funders and a maximum number of funders. Based on the determining that the campaign meets or exceeds the at least one campaign threshold, the platform can cause the ownership of the product to be transferred to the beneficiary. | 09-18-2014 |