Patents by Inventor Christopher N. Japp

Christopher N. Japp 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: 7203704
    Abstract: A GUI such as a web page having a hyperlink thereon is provided and that allows a user to contribute a post to a bulletin board or a thread dedicated to a particular topic of interest. The present invention also includes a process by which the content of the user post is evaluated to determine if the post is relevant to other topics of interest to which other bulletin boards or threads are dedicated. If the user post is related to multiple topics of interest, then a copy of the post is automatically placed on each bulletin board or included in each thread to which the post relates. If a thread does not exist dedicated to a topic of interest, then a thread is automatically created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Douglas E. Stern, Annebelle B. Crisostomo, Christopher N. Japp
  • Publication number: 20020082864
    Abstract: The present technique is associated with performance analysis of a medical resource at a medical facility. The technique allows a client to interact with a remote performance analysis system via a network interface, and to enter and transmit client data to the performance analysis system for a performance analysis of the medical resource. Accordingly, the client receives a customized performance analysis of the medical resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Raymond J. Kelley, Jack Oblein, David M. Oreshack, Christopher N. Japp, Douglas E. Stern
  • Publication number: 20020082464
    Abstract: The present technique is associated with geographically locating a medical resource. The technique allows a client to interact with a remote medical resource locator system via a network interface, and to enter and transmit client data to the medical resource locator system for a location analysis. Accordingly, the client receives a resource location report based on a desired geographic region for the medical resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Christopher N. Japp, Douglas E. Stern, Raymond J. Kelley, Jack Oblein, David M. Oreshack
  • Publication number: 20020082862
    Abstract: The present technique is associated with projected financial analysis of a medical facility. The technique allows a client to interact with a remote financial analysis system via a network interface, and to enter and transmit client data for a medical facility to the financial analysis system for a projected financial analysis. Accordingly, the client receives a customized pro forma financial report for the medical facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Raymond J. Kelley, Jack Oblein, Mohsin S. Dawoodbhai, David M. Oreshack, Christopher N. Japp, Douglas E. Stern