Patents by Inventor BEN OWEN

BEN OWEN 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: 20020055927
    Abstract: A dynamic display system for a state-wide human services organization that produces a custom display for each county in the state. The system includes a database having a record of each possible display routine for each window for each county and an indication as to whether each display routine is active for each county. A display procedure identifies a county of a user, dynamically accesses the records for the identified county, displays an indication of each active display routine, and creates a display in which a selected one of the possible display routines is executed. The system is especially relevant to human services organizations in states where individual counties have recently been placed in control of administering the various programs. The system allows the state to purchase a single system and easily configure the different counties using a centralized database to avoid repetitive costs associated with individual installations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: MARK CALEM, BEN OWEN, GREGORY YAPCZENSKI
  • Patent number: 6082801
    Abstract: An extension mechanism for mounting on a tailgate of a vehicle that is selectively positionable between a variety of orientations. The extension mechanism includes a tailgate protector mounted onto the vehicle tailgate, an extender frame movably attached to the tailgate protector allowing for separate movement of the extender frame relative to the tailgate protector. Support arms extend between the vehicle and the extender frame for selectively positioning said extender frame relative to the vehicle tailgate and also supporting the extender frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventors: James M. Owen, J. Ben Owen