Patents by Inventor William G. Foster

William G. Foster has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6915276
    Abstract: A merchandizing related method, apparatus and system which includes a product editor for providing product information for products, a classification editor to create hierarchies for the products, a distribution editor to assign distribution channels through which the products will be sold, a horizon editor to establish different time horizons for the sale of the products, and a line editor to provide line builds and produce line lists based on the information entered through the product editing means, classification editing means, distribution channel editing means, and horizon editing means. The method, apparatus and system will work across a variety of different distribution channels such as retail, wholesale, mail-order and the Internet in any number of horizons such as fiscal seasons, calendar seasons, design seasons and media seasons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Computer Generated Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: William G. Foster, Christos Tselebis
  • Publication number: 20040219281
    Abstract: A modified oilseed material formed from oilseed-based material is described. The modified oilseed material can be utilized in a variety of nutritional applications, including the preparation of protein supplemented food products such as beverages, processed meats, frozen desserts, confectionery products, dairy-type products, cooked dough products and cereal grain products. The modified oilseed material typically includes at least 85 wt. % protein (dry solids basis), at least about 40 wt. % of the protein in the modified oilseed material has an apparent molecular weight of at least 300 kDa, and/or the modified oilseed material has a MW50 of at least about 200 kDa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael A. Porter, Harapanahalli S. Muralidhara, Ian C. Purtle, Jagannadh V. Satyavolu, William H. Sperber, Daniele Karleskind, Ann M. Stark, Jane E. Friedrich, Scott D. Johnson, Wade S. Martinson, Trent H. Pemble, Roger E. Bjork, Troy R. Smedley, William G. Foster, Thomas C. Inman, James C. Kellerman
  • Publication number: 20040131747
    Abstract: A modified oilseed material formed from oilseed-based material is described. The modified oilseed material can be utilized in a variety of nutritional applications, including the preparation of protein supplemented food products such as beverages, processed meats, frozen desserts, confectionery products, dairy-type products, and cereal grain products. The modified oilseed material typically includes at least 85 wt. % protein (dry solids basis), at least about 40 wt % of the protein in the modified oilseed material has an apparent molecular weight of at least 300 kDa, and/or the modified oilseed material has a MW50 of at least about 200 kDa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Michael A Porter, Harapanahalli S Muralidhara, Ian Purtle, Jagannadh V Satyavolu, William H Sperber, Daniele Karleskind, Ann M Stark, Jane E Friedrich, Wade S Martinson, Trent H Pemble, Roger E Bjork, Troy R Smedley, William G Foster, Thomas C Inman, James C Kellerman, Scott D Johnson
  • Publication number: 20030130905
    Abstract: A merchandising related method, apparatus and system which includes a product editor for providing product information for products, a classification editor to create hierarchies for the products, a distribution editor to assign distribution channels through which the products will be sold, a horizon editor to establish different time horizons for the sale of the products, and a line editor to provide line builds and produce line lists based on the information entered through the product editing means, classification editing means, distribution channel editing means, and horizon editing means. The method, apparatus and system will work across a variety of different distribution channels such as retail, wholesale, mail-order and the Internet in any number of horizons such as fiscal seasons, calendar seasons, design seasons and media seasons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: William G. Foster, Christos C.T. Tselebis
  • Patent number: 6493678
    Abstract: A merchandising related method, apparatus and system which includes a product editor for providing product information for products, a classification editor to create hierarchies for the products, a distribution editor to assign distribution channels through which the products will be sold, a horizon editor to establish different time horizons for the sale of the products, and a line editor to provide line builds and produce line lists based on the information entered through the product editing means, classification editing means, distribution channel editing means, and horizon editing means. The method, apparatus and system will work across a variety of different distribution channels such as retail, wholesale, mail-order and the Internet in any number of horizons such as fiscal seasons, calendar seasons, design seasons and media seasons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Connectrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William G. Foster, Christos Tselebis