Patents Assigned to Service
  • Patent number: 8504403
    Abstract: A labor resource decision support system, in which labor resource data is maintained across multiple units within an organization using a standardized data record format. A demand measurement for a first type of labor resource having a unique combination of values for fields of the standardized data record format is determined based on input describing forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization and a supply measurement for the first type of labor resource is determined based on input describing forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization and the labor resource data. A gap measurement is calculated based on the determined demand measurement and the determined supply measurement and an output is provided based on the calculated gap measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Derek P. Deich, Geremy Heath, Michael W. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 8503650
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically providing conference calls are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, methods and systems detect a conference call event that was previously configured by a subscriber user and identify participant users associated with the conference call event. Once identified, each participant user is contacted and a response is received from each of the users. Based on the received responses, a conference call is established between the participant users and the subscriber user. In one aspect of the invention, at least one of the detecting and identifying steps are performed without user intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Verizon Data Services LLC, Telesector Resources Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig L. Reding, John R. Reformato, Mahesh Rajagopalan, Brian F. Roberts, Chris L. Helbling, Manvinder S. Chopra, Ken J. Hum, Apurva Pathak
  • Patent number: 8502104
    Abstract: A method of building up an aluminum alloy part by welding is disclosed. The method includes the steps of manually depositing a layer of aluminum alloy powder on the part in a build-up zone and welding the powder layer onto the part by laser welding. A mask having an opening of dimensions corresponding to the dimensions of the build-up zone is positioned on the part and the layer of powder is deposited on the part both in the build-up zone and overlaps onto the mask around the build-up zone. The height of the powder layer relative to the surface of the part is calibrated prior to the welding step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: SNECMA Services
    Inventors: Cathy Chau, Katia Duverneuil
  • Patent number: 8504478
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for enabling access to mass transit systems using a financial transaction instrument including reading an identifier including financial payment information from the financial transaction instrument and determining whether the identifier is stored in a database. Access to a holder of the financial transaction instrument is provided based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Saunders, Lesley Leggatt, I-Hsin Chuang, John J. Oh
  • Patent number: 8499827
    Abstract: A sand control screen assembly (170) is operably positionable within a wellbore (48). The sand control screen assembly (170) includes a base pipe (172) having at least one opening (176) and an internal flow path (174). A swellable material layer (182) is disposed exteriorly of the base pipe (172). A fluid collection subassembly (184) and a sensor (192) are disposed exteriorly of the swellable material layer (182). The fluid collection subassembly (184) is in fluid communication with the internal flow path (174). A filter medium (188) is disposed in a fluid path between the exterior of the sand control screen assembly (170) and the internal flow path (174). In response to contact with an activating fluid, radial expansion of the swellable material layer (182) causes at least a portion of the fluid collection subassembly (184) and the sensor (192) to be displaced toward a surface of the wellbore (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Kim Vance Thornton, Carl Bismark Ferguson, Floyd Randolph Simonds, Tommy Frank Grigsby, William Mark Richards, Luke William Holderman
  • Patent number: 8505005
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for automatically installing software applications on multiple target computers having different computing platforms from a central location. The methods and systems provide an infrastructure comprising a centralized repository and server and a plurality of remote target computers. The centralized repository stores platform-specific installation files for each software application and computing platform of interest, and one or more non-platform-specific deploy jobs for installing the software applications. The non-platform-specific deploy jobs allows a user to automatically install one or more software applications on any target computer regardless of computing platform, and to reuse any installation logic that may have been custom-developed for the software applications. A common command syntax is created that may be used to define and execute the deploy jobs across the multiple computing platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Aaron David Bos, Michael Scott McQuarrie
  • Patent number: 8501182
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to monoclonal antibodies that bind poly-?-D-glutamic acid (?DPGA), which is present on the surface of Bacillus anthracis. The disclosure also provides chimeric forms of the monoclonal antibodies, humanized forms of the monoclonal antibodies, and fragments thereof, as well as nucleic acids encoding the antibodies and fragments thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions including such antibodies are also disclosed herein. The disclosure further provides prophylactic, therapeutic, and diagnostic methods of using the disclosed antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Zhaochun Chen, Robert H. Purcell, Rachel Schneerson, Joanna Kubler-Kielb, Lily Z. Dai
  • Patent number: 8504474
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for providing and/or facilitating complete on-line payment services while protecting the privacy of the transaction participants. The comprehensive payment service is based upon a consolidated account used to store value acquired through on-line transactions. The invention provides private payment numbers for protecting the identities of the participants and includes processes for authenticating participants, authorizing transactions, and settling payments. Thus, the present invention enables merchants to effectively accept non-standard forms of payment without changing their current payment infrastructures and enables the provision of value for purchases at any network merchant using any source of value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Armes, Fred A. Bishop, Lydia C. Breck, Jeff Fehlhaber, Gabriella P. Fitzgerald, Elliott Glazer, Sohail Hussain, Margaret C. Mitchell, Trey Neeman, Leah M. Sweet, Dirk White, Jessica Zoob
  • Patent number: 8500448
    Abstract: A model of at least a part of a dental structure, an articulator, and methods of manufacturing such devices are provided. The model and the articulator can be used to approximate the natural movements of a jaw of a patient to facilitate preparation of a dental restoration. The model can include the dental structure, an interface, and at least one void extending from a reference surface of the interface inwardly toward the void. The articulator can include upper and lower portions on which models of upper and lower dental structures can be held. The upper and lower portions of the articulator can be configured to generally maintain a vertical alignment while at least one gap formed between respective first and second alignment components thereof allows horizontal movability of the upper and lower portions relative to each other to test the interfit of the models therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: Per-Olof Karlsson, Jenny Fäldt, Matts Andersson
  • Patent number: 8503925
    Abstract: A system for flexibly targeting information sent over a broadcast communications medium includes a sender of information signals each carrying information and a targeter for use by a user having a receiver with a targeter. There are a number of the receivers constructed and arranged to receive signals from the sender through a broadcast communications medium. The targeter includes a number of selectors associated with an action ID and a number of key value paired, constructed and arranged to indicate action to be taken by a user of a selected receiver in the condition that the selector evaluates to true given the values stored in the targeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: TV Band Service LLC
    Inventor: John M. Chapin
  • Patent number: 8504872
    Abstract: Method and system are disclosed for redelivering failed messages in asynchronous communication systems. The methods and systems automatically delay redelivery of such failed messages in order to allow required system resources to become available. In one implementation, the methods and systems provide two levels of redelivery: a micro level in which redelivery is attempted right away for a certain number of times, and a macro level in which a predefined, user-selectable delay is imposed before any additional micro level redeliveries are attempted. After a certain number of unsuccessful macro level redeliveries, the message is backed out to a backout queue for manual intervention by a system operator. Such an arrangement reduces or eliminates the burden on the system operator to manually resolve failed message deliveries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: James C. Watson, Frank L. Bain, III
  • Patent number: 8501688
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to methods of using the secretory protein SCGB3A2 for promoting lung development and treating lung disease. Some embodiments are, for example, methods for treating and inhibiting the development of neonatal respiratory distress. Other embodiments are methods of promoting lung development in damaged or diseased lungs. Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting lung damage due to anti-cancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Shioko Kimura, Reiko Kurotani
  • Patent number: 8504415
    Abstract: Toll transaction payment processing includes accessing image data for a vehicle, the image data corresponding to at least one image of the vehicle engaging in a transaction with a toll facility. The image data is processed to determine one or more vehicle identifiers for the vehicle. A fleet vehicle company associated with the vehicle is electronically identified based on the one or more vehicle identifiers. Billing information for the transaction between the vehicle and the toll facility is electronically communicated to the fleet vehicle company.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: Jay E. Hedley
  • Patent number: 8504455
    Abstract: Enhanced systems, processes, tools, techniques and strategies are provided for executing corporate entity changes between or among institutions, particularly with respect to minimizing the negative effects of the corporate change on customers of the institutions. In various embodiments, a method is provided for determining a wave assignment for a customer in connection with multiple waves of the corporate change. The method may include establishing a baseline wave assignment for customers of the acquired institution based on customer account data; determining lines of business associated with the customer account data; and, applying wave assignments to the customer account data in response to the baseline wave assignments and the lines of business, among other potential factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Balestreire, Matt Bruhn, John DeMarchis, Anthony McIntyre, John Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 8500299
    Abstract: A narrow angle LED illuminated spotlight in which the light-emitting output of an LED light source is coupled with an optic element, in the form of a focusing reflector or focusing lens, and a masking element is interposed between the light source and the optic element to partially mask off the output area of the light source and significantly reduce the area of the emitted light reaching the optic element. This enables the light passed by the masking element to be concentrated into a, narrow beam (i.e., 18° or less) using an optic element of much smaller size than otherwise, thus making the use of an LED light source module a practical source of light for narrow beam spotlights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Lighting Services Inc.
    Inventors: John Speidel, Vincent Gennarelli, Frank Reidmiller, Peter Eagleton, Jose Cadena, Scott Wisniewski, Andrew P. Arena
  • Patent number: 8500212
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing an applicator brush for use in applying a product, such as a cosmetic product, the method comprising providing a plurality of fibers, decorating the fibers so as to define at least one colored region, and fitting the decorated fibers to a stem so as to define a cosmetic applicator brush, wherein the step of decorating the fibers includes a step of coloring the fibers using dye sublimation so that individual fibers have an outer colored region and an inner uncolored region. In an embodiment, an individual fiber is decorated with a color that is different to another individual fiber extending from the stem. Alternatively, or in addition, an individual fiber is decorated with at least two colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Albea Services
    Inventors: Ed Crutchley, Nicholas Thorne, Sylvain Gourmet
  • Patent number: 8500378
    Abstract: A system for transporting tower with a first end, a second end, and an elongated portion, using a railcar with a deck for carrying a load. The system includes a first support means for disposition between the railcar and the tower at a first location, and that is adapted to support the tower above the deck. The system also includes a first saddle assembly with a base for resting upon the deck of the railcar, and a saddle that conforms to the shape of a large tower. The saddle assembly is adapted to support the tower above the deck. The system also includes a plastic spacer assembly, for disposition between the saddle of the first saddle assembly and a second location along the elongated portion of the tower, and that has a saddle rest that conforms to the shaped of the saddle, and that has a spacer saddle that conforms to the shape of the elongated portion of the tower at the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Transportation Technology Services, Inc
    Inventors: Scott C. Landrum, Eric B. Thompson
  • Patent number: 8501650
    Abstract: Dry mix for treating refractory substrates, comprising combustible particles of at least one oxidizable substance which, in the presence of oxygen, gives rise to an exothermic reaction, and particles of at least one other substance, wherein these particles form together, during said exothermic reaction, a coherent mass capable of adhering to and/or interacting with the treated substrate, characterized in that it comprises, as particles of at least one other substance, particles of at least one expanding substance, in that the dry mix without the particles of this at least one expanding substance has a first bulk density and in that the mix comprising said at least one expanding substance has a second bulk density lower than said first bulk density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Fib-Services Intellectual S.A.
    Inventor: Osvaldo Di Loreto
  • Patent number: 8499502
    Abstract: A display for displaying the features of a casket which has a shell, a lid and an interior, comprises a wall, a cabinet mounted to the wall, an openable and closable door mounted to the cabinet, the door having the appearance of being at least a portion of the lid of the casket, and at least a portion of the shell of the casket positioned in the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Browe, Diana Burkhart
  • Patent number: D687493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Health Environment Art Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Denise Rippinger