Patents by Inventor Brian Farmer

Brian Farmer 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: 20140180948
    Abstract: A method of operating an employment system is provided. The method includes generating a score for each of a plurality of possible results compared to information associated with a user, enabling the user to access a result of the plurality of possible results if the score generated for the result meets a threshold condition, enabling the user to adjust the threshold condition and preventing the user from adjusting the threshold condition beyond a minimum threshold condition. The score can be a bi-directional matching score. The minimum threshold condition can include a minimum score. The minimum score can be determined based on the percentage of the plurality of possible results that would be accessible to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Career Management Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. McGovern, Brian Farmer, Leslie Ferry, Erik Anderson, Pamela Koczara, Brent Smith
  • Patent number: 8620829
    Abstract: A method of operating an employment system is provided. The method includes generating a score for each of a plurality of possible results compared to information associated with a user, enabling the user to access a result of the plurality of possible results if the score generated for the result meets a threshold condition, enabling the user to adjust the threshold condition and preventing the user from adjusting the threshold condition beyond a minimum threshold condition. The score can be a bi-directional matching score. The minimum threshold condition can include a minimum score. The minimum score can be determined based on the percentage of the plurality of possible results that would be accessible to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Career Management Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. McGovern, Brian Farmer, Leslie Ferry, Erik Anderson, Pam Koczara, Brent Smith
  • Patent number: 7945522
    Abstract: A method of operating an employment system is provided. The method includes generating a score for each of a plurality of possible results compared to information associated with a user, enabling the user to access a result of the plurality of possible results if the score generated for the result meets a threshold condition, enabling the user to adjust the threshold condition and preventing the user from adjusting the threshold condition beyond a minimum threshold condition. The score can be a bi-directional matching score. The minimum threshold condition can include a minimum score. The minimum score can be determined based on the percentage of the plurality of possible results that would be accessible to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Jobfox, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. McGovern, Brian Farmer, Leslie Ferry, Erik Anderson, Pam Koczara, Brent Smith
  • Patent number: 7805382
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a match-based employment system and method of operation are provided. The match-based employment system collects a plurality of employer seeker and employee seeker profiles, bi-directionally matches the employer seeker and said employee seeker profiles and displays at least a portion of the results to an employer seeker or an employee seeker. The match-based employment system can also order the bi-directional matching results based on a bi-directional match score and display the bi-directional matching results according to the ordering. The match-based employment system can also perform the matching such that approximately 70% of a matching score depends upon the quality of the match between employee seeker desires and employment seeker attributes and approximately 30% of the matching score depends upon the quality of the match between employment seeker desires and employee seeker attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: MKT10, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Rosen, Robert J. McGovern, Leslie Ferry, Erik Anderson, Pam Koczara, Brent Smith, Brian Farmer, Andrew Evans
  • Publication number: 20080070934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain compounds and to methods for the preparation of certain compounds that can be used in the fields of chemistry and medicine. Specifically, described herein are methods for the preparation of various compounds and intermediates, and the compounds and intermediates themselves. More specifically, described herein are methods for synthesizing KW-3902 derivatives of Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), and (VI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Mugerditichian, Howard Dittrich, Brian Farmer, Thomas Murray, John Keana
  • Publication number: 20070293463
    Abstract: Methods of treating patients with acute fluid overload comprising administering diuretic therapy and an amount of KW-3902, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, amide, metabolite, or prodrug thereof, effective to accelerate removal of excess fluid from the patient in comparison to diuretic therapy alone. Methods of improving the treatment time to achieve adequate diuresis in an individual experiencing acute fluid overload comprising administering to said individual a diuretic and a therapeutically effective amount of KW-3902 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, amide, metabolite, or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Howard Dittrich, Brian Farmer, Randy Woods
  • Publication number: 20070293518
    Abstract: A method for treating a patient, comprising providing a therapeutically-effective amount of an AA1RA to the patient; and informing the patient or a medical care worker that administration of the AA1RA can provide an improvement in renal function that persists for a time period following administration of the AA1RA, and wherein the time period is at least 3 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Howard Dittrich, Brian Farmer, Randy Woods
  • Publication number: 20070244734
    Abstract: A method of operating an employment system is provided. The method includes generating a score for each of a plurality of possible results compared to information associated with a user, enabling the user to access a result of the plurality of possible results if the score generated for the result meets a threshold condition, enabling the user to adjust the threshold condition and preventing the user from adjusting the threshold condition beyond a minimum threshold condition. The score can be a bi-directional matching score. The minimum threshold condition can include a minimum score. The minimum score can be determined based on the percentage of the plurality of possible results that would be accessible to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: MKT10
    Inventors: Robert McGovern, Brian Farmer, Leslie Ferry, Erik Anderson, Pam Koczara, Brent Smith
  • Publication number: 20070238672
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions that include an AA1RA, or a salt, ester, amide, metabolite, or prodrug thereof, and an anticonvulsant agent. Also disclosed are methods of treating patients suffering from congestive heart failure, methods of improving renal function, and methods of restoring renal function comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of an AA1RA or a salt, ester, amide, metabolite, or prodrug thereof, in combination with an anticonvulsant agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Howard Dittrich, Eckard Weber, Brian Farmer
  • Publication number: 20070162507
    Abstract: A method of operating an employment system is provided. The method includes generating a score for each of a plurality of possible results compared to information associated with a user, enabling the user to access a result of the plurality of possible results if the score generated for the result meets a threshold condition, enabling the user to adjust the threshold condition and preventing the user from adjusting the threshold condition beyond a minimum threshold condition. The score can be a bi-directional matching score. The minimum threshold condition can include a minimum score. The minimum score can be determined based on the percentage of the plurality of possible results that would be accessible to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: MKT10
    Inventors: Robert McGovern, Brian Farmer, Leslie Ferry, Erik Anderson, Pam Koczara, Brent Smith
  • Patent number: 7174791
    Abstract: A fan powered by a controlled external energy source and a flow measurement device measure the airflow exiting or entering grilles/registers of an HVAC system without impeding the airflow being measured. A flow straightening element is preferably employed to overcome any effects of a non-uniform or swirled airflow profile on the fan. Preferably, the RPM of the fan is measured to determine the airflow. The RPM/flow calibration of the fan is insensitive to pressure differentials or the fan is a pressure-sensitive fan submitted to appropriate pressure differentials. Alternatively, the voltage or current supplied to the external energy source is used to determine the airflow. Finally, the pressure differential across the flow straightening element can be measured to determine airflow, eliminating the impact of pressure differential across the flow measurement device and fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Peter Modera, Robert Hageman, Brian Farmer
  • Publication number: 20060293312
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of KW-3902, or a salt, ester, amide, metabolite, or prodrug thereof, and a non-adenosine modifying diuretic. Also disclosed are methods of inducing a diuretic effect in an animal comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of KW-3902, or a salt, ester, amide, metabolite, or prodrug thereof, in combination with second pharmaceutical composition capable of inducing a diuretic effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Howard Dittrich, Brian Farmer, Randy Woods
  • Publication number: 20060229902
    Abstract: A method of operating an employment system is provided. The method includes generating a score for each of a plurality of possible results compared to information associated with a user, enabling the user to access a result of the plurality of possible results if the score generated for the result meets a threshold condition, enabling the user to adjust the threshold condition and preventing the user from adjusting the threshold condition beyond a minimum threshold condition. The score can be a bi-directional matching score. The minimum threshold condition can include a minimum score. The minimum score can be determined based on the percentage of the plurality of possible results that would be accessible to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Robert McGovern, Brian Farmer, Leslie Ferry, Erik Anderson, Pam Koczara, Brent Smith
  • Publication number: 20060229896
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a match-based employment system and method of operation are provided. The match-based employment system collects a plurality of employer seeker and employee seeker profiles, bi-directionally matches the employer seeker and said employee seeker profiles and displays at least a portion of the results to an employer seeker or an employee seeker. The match-based employment system can also order the bi-directional matching results based on a bi-directional match score and display the bi-directional matching results according to the ordering. The match-based employment system can also perform the matching such that approximately 70% of a matching score depends upon the quality of the match between employee seeker desires and employment seeker attributes and approximately 30% of the matching score depends upon the quality of the match between employment seeker desires and employee seeker attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Howard Rosen, Robert McGovern, Leslie Ferry, Erik Anderson, Pam Koczara, Brent Smith, Brian Farmer, Andrew Evans
  • Publication number: 20050258563
    Abstract: A process for the production of a polymeric film comprising a copolyester having an acid component and a diol component, said acid component comprising a dicarboxylic acid and a sulfomonomer containing a sulfonate group attached to the aromatic nucleus of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, said process comprising the steps of: (i) melt-extruding a layer of said copolyester; (ii) stretching the extrudate in at least one direction; (iii) heat-setting the film by raising the temperature of the stretched film to a temperature T1 in a first heating zone such that (TM-T1) is in the range of from 5 to 30° C., and then raising the temperature of the film to a temperature T2 in a second heating zone such that (TM-T2 is in the range of from 0 to 10° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: William MacDonald, Pierre Moussalli, Kenneth Evans, Julian Attard, David Boyce, Christopher Naylor, Brian Farmer, David Robins
  • Publication number: 20050241293
    Abstract: A fan powered by a controlled external energy source and a flow measurement device measure the airflow exiting or entering grilles/registers of an HVAC system without impeding the airflow being measured. A flow straightening element is preferably employed to overcome any effects of a non-uniform or swirled airflow profile on the fan. Preferably, the RPM of the fan is measured to determine the airflow. The RPM/flow calibration of the fan is insensitive to pressure differentials or the fan is a pressure-sensitive fan submitted to appropriate pressure differentials. Alternatively, the voltage or current supplied to the external energy source is used to determine the airflow. Finally, the pressure differential across the flow straightening element can be measured to determine airflow, eliminating the impact of pressure differential across the flow measurement device and fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Modera, Robert Hageman, Brian Farmer
  • Patent number: 6923072
    Abstract: A fan powered by a controlled external energy source and a flow measurement device measure the airflow exiting or entering grilles/registers of an HVAC system without impeding the airflow being measured. A flow straightening element is preferably employed to overcome any effects of a non-uniform or swirled airflow profile on the fan. Preferably, the RPM of the fan is measured to determine the airflow. The RPM/flow calibration of the fan is insensitive to pressure differentials or the fan is a pressure-sensitive fan submitted to appropriate pressure differentials. Alternatively, the voltage or current supplied to the external energy source is used to determine the airflow. Finally, the pressure differential across the flow straightening element can be measured to determine airflow, eliminating the impact of pressure differential across the flow measurement device and fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Peter Modera, Robert Hageman, Brian Farmer
  • Publication number: 20030154803
    Abstract: A fan powered by a controlled external energy source and a flow measurement device measure the airflow exiting or entering grilles/registers of an HVAC system without impeding the airflow being measured. A flow straightening element is preferably employed to overcome any effects of a non-uniform or swirled airflow profile on the fan. Preferably, the RPM of the fan is measured to determine the airflow. The RPM/flow calibration of the fan is insensitive to pressure differentials or the fan is a pressure-sensitive fan submitted to appropriate pressure differentials. Alternatively, the voltage or current supplied to the external energy source is used to determine the airflow. Finally, the pressure differential across the flow straightening element can be measured to determine airflow, eliminating the impact of pressure differential across the flow measurement device and fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Mark Peter Modera, Robert Hageman, Brian Farmer
  • Wok
    Patent number: D1020356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products LLC
    Inventors: Robert Farmer, Cassandra A. S. McVey, Brian C. Donnelly, Christian Hyde, Michelle Stohl