Patents by Inventor Brian Ragone

Brian Ragone 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALLY INDICATING WHETHER PIPE JOINTS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY CRIMPED
    Publication number: 20230287998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a female press fitting that is provided with a visual indicator that indicates whether the female press fitting has been properly crimped onto a male pipe or fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Tyson Higginbotham, John Higdon, Brian Ragone
  • Apparatuses, methods and systems for a compliance coordinator
    Patent number: 8639593
    Abstract: The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR (“COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR”) provides a facility for facilitating compliance with regulation of retirement savings plans with multiple plan vendors, including 403(b) plans. In one embodiment, the Compliance Coordinator effects aggregation of data relevant to regulatory compliance across multiple vendors serving retirement savings plans, and sharing of aggregated data among vendors to allow for compliance monitoring and analysis. In one embodiment, the Compliance Coordinator may also provide compliance analysis facilities to analyze aggregated plan data for regulatory compliance, determine compliance statuses, generate compliance reports, and/or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
    Inventors: Paul J. Gallagher, Evan Giller, Elaine Immerman, Ralph Sanna, Christopher Fee, Grace Murphy, Brian Smerdell, Merrell Rielly, Brian Ragone, Denise Lovell