Patents by Inventor Alan Hine

Alan Hine 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).

  • Publication number: 20110276475
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for resolving disputes arising from payment transactions. Such disputes may relate to the non-performance of an obligation agreed to by a party to a transaction, or the dispute may involve an allegation that a payment transaction was fraudulent, with a chargeback being requested. The invention may be used to resolve disputes arising from payment transactions that are processed by more than one payment processor, such as for a first payment transaction that was processed by a first payment processor and a second payment transaction that was processed by a second and different payment processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Cheryl Godejohn, Alan Hines, Marilyn Ehlers
  • Publication number: 20080040425
    Abstract: A web server utility executes on a server and provides the following functions: determining when a web page profile also includes an assignment of additional content; dynamically retrieving the additional content; and generating the web page with the additional content either appended to, prepended to, or wholly replacing one or more sections of the baseline content. When the utility detects assignment of additional content, the utility checks a specific location within the filesystem for the additional content. When the additional content is not found at the specific location, the utility automatically checks the temporary directory (for static content) then the centralized administrative and/or content (CAC) server for the additional content. When the additional content is dynamic, the CAC server retrieves and executes the file at the CAC server to generate the dynamic content, which is transmitted back to the web server for rendering within or as the whole-page output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Wayport, Inc.
    Inventor: ALAN HINES
  • Publication number: 20040247758
    Abstract: A process for producing a food product, comprising the steps of preparing a batter mix comprising milk protein and having a solids content of 45% or more by weight, homogenizing the mix, pasteurizing the mix, acidifying the mix and cooling the mix. The product can be whipped and used as cheese cake Filling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Alan Hine, William West, Michele Moynihan
  • Patent number: 6099039
    Abstract: Improved structural and operational components for sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and light truck vehicles. A hybrid vehicle structure utilizing structural subframes in the front and rear of the vehicle and a monocoque body structure in the center. A common subframe system is used for the front ends of both the sport utility vehicles and light truck vehicles. In addition, substantially the same subframe system is used for the rear end of the sports utility vehicle. A common suspension system is also used for the front ends of the SUVs and light truck vehicles. The same suspension system is also used for the rear end of the SUV. Use of common components and subsystems create significant savings in tooling and assembly costs. At the same time, the present invention maintains performance characteristics of the SUVs and light truck vehicles comparable to or exceeding the characteristics of SUVs and light truck vehicles in the same class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Inventor: Alan Hine