Patents by Inventor Brian R. Palmer

Brian R. Palmer 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: 8438093
    Abstract: A system and method to: Protect the process used to hedge Class II handler milk price exposure and to allow the Class II handler to control the use of the process for its customers, producers, or others who are deemed suitable to the Class II handler and are willing to compensate the Class II handler to utilize the process for their hedging requirements. In one aspect of the invention, the Class II handler will be able to offer to its customers a way to transparently hedge (or set) its milk price as a component of its finished goods cost in a fashion that is correlated in accordance to all FASB and Sarbanes-Oxley financial reporting requirements, and provide a competitive advantage over others. The system and method can be applied in analogous ways to buyers and suppliers of different components used for different finished goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Wells Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 8191262
    Abstract: A disposable, sterilized surgical clipper includes a body having a top portion and a bottom portion and a clipper head attached to the top portion of the body. The clipper head includes a housing and a blade assembly. A power source is housed within the body for operating the clipper. The clipper head and the body may be a single, integrated unit or the clipper head may be removable from the body. In either embodiment, the body, clipper head and power source are sterilized as a single unit so as to be used in a sterile setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian R. Palmer, Dale F. Greeson, Earl D. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090106981
    Abstract: A disposable, sterilized surgical clipper includes a body having a top portion and a bottom portion and a clipper head attached to the top portion of the body. The clipper head includes a housing and a blade assembly. A power source is housed within the body for operating the clipper. The clipper head and the body may be a single, integrated unit or the clipper head may be removable from the body. In either embodiment, the body, clipper head and power source are sterilized as a single unit so as to be used in a sterile setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Brian R. Palmer, Dale F. Greeson, Earl D. Wilson
  • Patent number: D630087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: John V. Stram, Brian R. Palmer, Craig William Cayce