Ebay, Incorporated

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Catastrophic Creations, LLC

Workday, Inc.

Michael K Wilson

Martin L Hess

Scott Leahy

Alex Dai-Shun Poon

Thorsten Lockert

Vladimir Giverts

Inna Vogel

Darius Kasad

Philip Monroe

Ryan Quick

Tejas Mandke

Chris Quaintance

David Vieira

Chad Musick

Arron Lanphear

Denise Crescenzi

A system for indexing and searching includes an input interface and a processor. The interface is to receive a request to search for a term. The processor is to determine a search response based at least in part on a security associated with an index field and the term.

Indexing structured data with security information

A wall-mounted scratching structure assembly for cats includes a mounting frame affixed to a vertical surface, the mounting frame including a wall-facing surface mounted against the vertical surface, a post-facing surface facing away from the vertical surface, and an attachment mechanism affixing the mounting frame to the vertical surface. The attachment mechanism may further allow a plurality of assemblies to be connected so as to create a stable, continuous climbing path for a cat.

Wall-mounted scratching structure assembly for cats

A dual-purpose container and diversion device for animals includes a base and a perimeter wall attached to the base. An inner surface and outer surface of the container combine to form an overall surface. The device includes at least a linear fault region in the overall surface having a lesser tensile strength and including at least a first non-intersecting open curve forming a first planar section; the at least a linear fault region may include at least a second curve defining a bracing component. The device is convertible to a second configuration forming a diversion device for an animal, by fracture of the at least a linear fault region to form at least a first flap and rotation of the at least a flap into a second position; conversion may include movement of the at least a bracing component to support the at least a flap in the second position.

Dual-purpose container and diversion device for animals and a method for its manufacture

A modular pet recreational assembly includes at least a frame, which may include a first frame having a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall opposite the first vertical wall. Multifunctional support dowels may connect first vertical wall to second vertical wall. One or more shelves may protrude beyond first vertical wall and second vertical wall. A sheet of flexible material may be incorporated, with a first end secured to the at least a frame and a second end secured to the at least a frame. The sheet of flexible material, shelf, and/or first or second vertical wall may have one or more openings sized to permit passage of a small animal such as a cat.

Modular pet recreational assembly

A wall-mounted scratch post assembly for cats includes a mounting plate affixed to a vertical surface, the mounting plate including a wall-facing surface mounted against the vertical surface, a post-facing surface facing away from the vertical surface, a first attachment mechanism affixing the mounting plate to the vertical surface, and a second attachment mechanism attached to the post-facing surface. The assembly includes a scratch post, wherein the scratch post includes a proximal end attached to the mounting plate, wherein the proximal end includes a proximal surface formed to fit against the post-facing surface and a third attachment mechanism that attaches to the second attachment mechanism, a distal end opposite the proximal end and facing away from the vertical surface, a support structure connecting the proximal end to the distal end, and a fibrous covering coating the support structure.

Wall-mounted scratch post assembly for cats

Systems and methods to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network are described. A request is received from a third-party application via a programmatic access application, the request identifying a call function that performs, at least in part, an indirect transaction between a network-based commerce facility and a user via a third-party application. Each call function specifies an allowable amount of information to be transferred from the network-based commerce facility. An action corresponding to the call function is performed in response to the request.

Systems and methods to facilitate transactions

A device for securing a portion of a sheet of flexible material includes a first clamping element having a proximal end mounted to a first substantially vertical surface, a distal end, a first clamping surface orthogonal to the first substantially vertical surface, and a first opposite surface opposite to the first clamping surface. The device includes a second clamping element having a second clamping surface fitted against the first clamping surface and a second opposite surface opposite to the clamping surface. The device includes a securing element that, when engaged, forces the second clamping surface to exert pressure against the first clamping surface. In an embodiment, a portion of a sheet of flexible material placed between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface prior to securing the securing element is held there by the pressure exerted against the first clamping surface by the second clamping surface.

Device for securing a portion of a sheet of flexible material and an item of pet furniture incorporating the device

A dual-purpose container and diversion device for animals is disclosed including a base having a perimeter, a lower surface and an upper surface, the base having a first tensile strength, and a sidewall having a lower edge, an interior surface, and an exterior surface, the sidewall having a second tensile strength. Dual-purpose device includes at least a first linear fault region in its overall surface, defining a first curve on the overall surface and a first mating feature and having a third tensile strength less than the first tensile strength and the second tensile strength. The dual-purpose device further includes a second mating feature defined in the overall surface. The dual-purpose device is convertible from a first configuration having an interior compartment of the device to a second configuration by fracture of the at least a linear fault region and joining of the first mating feature and second mating feature.

A cat bed having a bed portion secured between to brackets. The bed portion having grommets to fit over pegs of a bracket bottom, and a bracket top rests upon the bracket bottom to secure the bed portion between the brackets.

Cat bed

In one aspect of the invention, a memory is described for facilitating splitting data by taxonomy. The memory is accessed by an application program, and includes one or more top-level categories, where each top-level category comprises a subset of the items; and also includes a category group corresponding to at least one of the top-level categories and the subset of the items belonging to the top-level categories.

Taxonomy based database partitioning

Systems and methods to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network are described. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a third party application via the network at the network based commerce facility. The request performs an action pertaining to electronic commerce and being one of a plurality of requests recognized by the network-based commerce facility. In responsive to the request, the method performs the action pertaining to the electronic commerce and communicates from a result of the action from the network-based commerce facility to the third party application in a programmatically accessible format.

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Michael K Wilson